On June 28, Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., a founding member of the bi-partisan Problem Solvers Caucus, spoke with former AHA Board Chair, Brian Gragnolati, president and chief executive officer at Atlantic Health System in New Jersey, about health care priorities for Congress, including strengthening the Affordable Care Act, as well as additional relief and support for hospitals and health systems that are still managing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources and Special Communications
Below are links to AHA resources developed in response to novel coronavirus (COVID-19). For all coronavirus resources and news updates, visit our COVID-19 page.
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Letter to HHS Secretary Becerra urging him to allow providers that received funding prior to June 30, 2020 to use their COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund payments through the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency or, at a minimum, through the end of 2021.
Letter to OSHA requesting a six-month delay of its compliance dates for the recently announced COVID-19 Health Care Emergency Temporary Standard, thus giving hospitals and health systems ample time to implement the policy’s many new requirements.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, nurse leaders took unprecedented steps to care for their communities and staff.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met to discuss data on cases of inflamed heart muscle and
Sutter Health and community partners are reaching out to areas in Northern California with high rates of COVID-19 cases and with residents who are hesitant to get the vaccine.
Tampa General Hospital joined one of the first COVID-19 vaccine pilot programs and also is the first hospital in Florida to offer monoclonal antibody treatment.
Vanderbilt Health extends its vaccine partnerships to include Nashville royalty and businesses.
Researchers in the United Kingdom announced this week REGN-COV, a monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19, saved the lives of some hospitalized
Updated guidance on evaluating and caring for patients with post-COVID conditions is now available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a COVID-19 Viral Testing Tool last week to help health care providers and individuals
An examination of COVID-19 vaccination rates among nearly 136,000 pregnant women between Dec. 14, 2020, and May 8, 2021, revealed rates were lowest among
The virtual nursing program instituted at MercyOne Des Moines (Iowa) during the COVID-19 pandemic yielded unexpected outcomes, including decreases in falls
During COVID-19 surges, Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health saw an uptick in inappropriate behaviors such as bullying and name-calling by
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging emergency departments (EDs) and urgent care settings to administer COVID-19 vaccinations upon patient...
The Living Learning Network’s pandemic reflection book showcases the defining moments of COVID-19 as told by the front lines.
As urged by the AHA and other groups, the Department of Health an
AHA statement on the extension of the Provider Relief Fund from President and CEO Rick Pollack.