America’s hospitals and health systems continue to face unprecedented financial pressures due to the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and current inflationary economy. Historic inflation has extended and heightened the already severe economic instability brought on by the pandemic resulting in razor thin operating margins from massive surges in input costs, including a struggling workforce, drug costs, supplies and equipment.
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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The Living Learning Network’s pandemic reflection book showcases the defining moments of COVID-19 as told by the front lines.
The AHA has been collecting resources to assist organizations in their efforts to plan for the future post-COVID-19 workforce.
Seattle Children’s Hospital is taking a collaborative approach with parents to vaccinate very young children against COVID-19
Leading care teams through COVID-19 has been a challenge unlike any other.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the health care workforce.
The COVID-19 virus can be especially dangerous for women during pregnancy. This podcast talks about why pregnant women are more prone to serious infections and what they can do to protect themselves and their babies.
Pregnant women around the country faced uncertainty upon the arrival of COVID-19.
Virginia-based Inova Fairfax Hospital developed an innovative approach to address these issues by implementing what it calls Provider-Only Patient (POP) protocols for patients suspected of having COVID-19.
Join us to hear how Loyola University Health System’s new laboratory approach during the COVID pandemic was able to broaden communication and collaboration between clinicians and hospital leadershi
The AHA and other national health care organizations urge Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to maintain the public health emergency until it’s clear that the global pandemic has receded and the capabilities authorized by the PHE are no longer necessary.
A new AHA report highlights the significant growth in expenses across labor, drugs, and supplies, as well as the impact that rising inflation is having on hospital prices.
As Congress returns to Washington, D.C.
On this Leadership Dialogue Series podcast, AHA Board Chair Wright L. Lassiter III is joined by Matthew Stanley, D.O., a psychiatrist and clinical vice president of the behavioral health service line at Avera Health, based in Sioux Falls, S.D.
CMS announced that surveying for staff vaccination requirements will not be required on LSC-only complaints, or LSC-only follow-up surveys.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today released updated guidance for compliance with the agency’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement for health care staff.
It is no accident that so many hospitals and health systems performed at their best under the worst pandemic conditions. Lessons learned years earlier enabled organizations to excel under the stress of the pandemic.
AHA and AHRQ are releasing a new toolkit for preventing CLABSI and CAUTI in intensive care units. It the customizable resource offers assessment tools and a reduction plan.