A national collaborative aims to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases by offering training to public health and health care workers.
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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Doing the most possible with limited resources is the subject of a recent webinar available on-demand from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).
To thank caregivers, Musicians on Call is offering access to Hope for the Holidays, a virtual concert featuring award-winning artists Dolly Parton, Billie Eilish, Leslie Odom Jr. and others.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) yesterday updated its
The AHA Friday, Dec. 11 at 3 p.m. ET will host a call with officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on COVID-19 vaccine distributions.
Kootenai Health, based in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, used powerful photos of its COVID-19 isolation unit to create an inspiring “thank you, heroes” video.
The AHA urge Congressional leaders to support the bipartisan Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act (H.R. 6788/S.3599), and include it in forthcoming COVID-19 relief legislation
Conway (Arkansas) Regional Health System was beginning to work toward 2020 goals and priorities when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Here’s how the leadership team refocused priorities, using a three-pronged approach to address challenges.
At A Glance
As COVID-19 rages across America, hospitals and health systems and their extraordinary staffs continue to bring care and comfort to our communities.
In this conversation, Elisa Arespacochaga, Interim Executive Lead, Institute for Diversity & Health Equity and Vice President, AHA Physician Alliance, talks with Andrea Custis, President and CE
As Congress continues to negotiate a year-end spending package and more COVID-19 relief, we’re continuing to keep you updated on the latest issues. This is our third Action Alert related to the lame-duck session, and information and resources related to our priority issues are included below.
Augusta Health, in Fishersville, Virginia, partnered with the Allegheny Mountain Institute to create the AMI Farm at Augusta Health, which provides food for use at the hospital, serves as a hub for nutrition and sustainable agriculture education and offers nutrient-dense foods to community members facing chronic illness or limited food access. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Augusta Health has used data analytics derived from social determinants of health screening to drive outreach in the community focused on food access and other initiatives.
The AHA will host two important calls for hospital and health system leaders on issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
When setting up a monoclonal antibody (mAb) infusion therapy treatment space, COVI-19 positive patients should be treated in a setting that is readily accessible, separate from any immunocompromised in- or outpatient populations, and proximate from a campus perspective to the pharmacy that would be responsible for preparing treatment regime.
With COVID-19 increasing patients’ pain and morbidity and exacerbating high levels of clinician burnout and moral distress, integrating palliative and critical care “has never been more crucial,” according to the authors of an article in December’s Critical Care Nurse.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) posted two requests for information last week.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) launched its Acute Hospital Care at Home program in November to increase the capacity of the health care system during the COVID-19 pandemic.