Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources and Special Communications

Tri-County Health Care in Wadena, Minn., experienced a cultural transformation over the past two years that significantly improved employee engagement, patient satisfaction, quality and safety, and other key operating parameters. What its leaders could not have predicted, however, was how this work also would make both the organization and hospital team members more resilient during the COVID-19 crisis and economic fallout that ensued.

Nurse executives have been called upon to respond to dramatic clinical, economic and professional disruption, because of the COVID-19.

AHA urges the Department of Health and Human Services to make the process for hospitals to report data to the HHS TeleTracking COVID-19 Portal and other platforms as efficient, transparent and valuable as possible.

Hospitals and health systems were projected to experience over $323 billion in financial losses through the end of 2020, according to two studies we released last year. Many of the same financial challenges persist this year as the COVID-19 crisis continues.

Statement from the AHA, AMA and ANA urging continued vigilance to combat pandemic as U.S. surpasses 500,000 COVID-19 deaths

The AHA Tuesday, Feb. 23 from 12-1 p.m. ET will host an all-member advocacy virtual event in which AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack, Executive Vice President of Government Relations and Public Policy Tom Nickels, and Executive Vice President-designate Stacey Hughes will provide the latest insight on COVID-19 relief legislation and what you can do to make sure hospitals’ and health systems’ priorities are included in the legislation.

AHA letter to Senator Chris Murphy and Senator Roy Blunt expressing support of their legislation, the Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act.

Preventing hospital acquired infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial resistance trends are the topic of an upcoming webinar hosted by the American Hospital Association’s Team Training initiative.

Futurist Ian Morrison, PhD, will lead Futurescan 2021-2026, a webinar for hospital and health system leaders exploring key forces and important insights gleaned by experts who contributed to the Society for Health Care Strategy & Market Development’s annual guide to trends in the field.

After recognizing high rates of airway complications among mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients, a team at the University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, devised the I-READI conceptual framework to help health care organizations respond to quality and safety challenges during crises or periods of capacity strain.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced actions to improve the availability of COVID-19 testing, including for schools and underserved populations; to increase domestic manufacturing of tests and testing supplies; and to better prepare the nation for the threat of variants by rapidly increasing virus genome sequencing.

University of Washington (UW) researchers estimate the COVID-19 infection rate among pregnant women in Washington state to be 70% higher than in similarly aged adults, according to a study published this week in American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

In a United Kingdom study with more than 2,000 patients, Roche’s drug tocilizumab showed benefit for hospitalized COVID-19 patients with low oxygen levels and significant inflammation.

Millions of counterfeit 3M respirator masks are circulating in the United States, but the good news is, at least some of the masks appear to work.

Recent advisories from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cover a wide range of COVID-19 topics, including testing health care personnel, mitigating staffing shortages and return-to-work criteria.

Gen Z nurses are more likely than their colleagues to say the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected their overall well-being, but unlike their older counterparts, few young nurses feel comfortable discussing their well-being with their manager.

To continue emphasizing the message of protecting against both COVID-19 and the flu, the American Hospital Association (AHA) Wear A Mask and United Against the Flu campaigns

Hospitals can tailor vaccine images, videos, the vaccination guide and resources to reflect local circumstances and provide reasons to get vaccinated. Hospitals and health systems are a credible source of COVID-19 vaccine information through this next phase of the pandemic.

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As the COVID-19 outbreak evolves, AHA has captured the following inspirational stories and lessons learned of how rural hospitals and health systems are working to increase access points, deliver c