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IHF continues to stand with hospitals in Ukraine as violence intensifies

The International Hospital Federation, of which the AHA is a member, issued a statement expressing concern about the escalation of violence affecting hospitals and health care personnel in Ukraine as Russia continues its attack on the country. 
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Senate sends omnibus spending package to president

The Senate passed and sent to the president for his signature a $1.5 trillion omnibus appropriations bill funding the federal government through the end of the current fiscal year.
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Perspective: Next Month’s AHA Annual Meeting is a Time to Renew, Refresh and Reenergize

NFL coaching legend Vince Lombardi said, “Individual commitment to a group effort — that is what makes a team work, a company work, a civilization work.”
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Health Facilities Management series explores climate change impacts 

Health Facilities Management, the magazine for AHA’s American Society for Health Care Engineering, recently launched a series of articles exploring how climate change and climate events impact health care facilities and their planning, preparedness and response efforts.
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IFDHE extends diversity and health equity survey to March 15; blog tackles survey hesitancy

AHA and its Institute for Diversity and Health Equity are providing members until March 15 to complete the biennial diversity and health equity benchmark survey, a critical tool for evaluating the state of the field’s efforts to ensure more inclusive and equitable access to quality health care.
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CEO summit announced for Accelerating Health Equity Conference, May 10-12

AHA will host a conversation between three of Cleveland’s premier health system leaders during the upcoming Accelerating Health Equity Conference. Akram Boutros, M.D., president and CEO of The MetroHealth System, Cliff A. Megerian, M.D., CEO of University Hospitals, and Tomislav Mihaljevic, M.D., president and CEO of Cleveland Clinic, will discuss the actions they’ve taken to advance health equity and strengthen partnerships in their own communities.
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CDC releases recommendations to prevent certain neonatal infections

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released evidence-based recommendations to prevent and control central line-associated blood stream infections in neonatal intensive care unit patients.
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CDC reports on early COVID-19 vaccine access, coverage for children age 5-11

An estimated 28% of children aged 5-11 received a first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine between Nov. 1 and Jan. 18, while 19% received a second dose, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Medicare releases billing code for preventive COVID-19 antibody treatment

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released a Medicare payment code effective Feb. 24 for administering the combination monoclonal antibody therapy Evusheld to prevent COVID-19 in certain patients.
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AHA-supported bill would extend hospital at home waiver program   

The AHA voiced support for the Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act (H.R. 7053 /S. 3792), bipartisan legislation that would extend the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ acute hospital care at home waiver program two years beyond the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency