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Hospital employment remains over 90,000 below its March 2020 peak, but has grown in 16 of the past 25 months for a slow but steady job recovery.

It’s National Hospital Week — an annual event of seven days to recognize the 5,000 hospitals, health systems and networks, as well as the more than 6 million people, who provide care to individuals and communities.

CDC is investigating 109 potential hepatitis cases of unknown cause in U.S. children since last October; over 90% of the patients were hospitalized.

Based on an updated analysis, FDA said the risk of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome warrants limiting the vaccine to certain adults.

HRSA will launch May 8 a toll-free hotline for expecting and new mothers experiencing mental health challenges.

Tennessee and South Carolina extend postpartum coverage from 60 days to 12 months after pregnancy for Medicaid and CHIP enrollees under the American Rescue Plan Act.

AHA today launched a new suite of resources for rural health care leaders, including an on-demand webinar and playbook.

Two of the simplest words also carry the most meaning: “thank you.”

AHA today urged House and Senate appropriators to give favorable funding consideration to programs shown to improve access to quality health care for patients and communities.

An estimated 9.2% of U.S. residents, or 30 million people, lacked health insurance when surveyed in 2021, according to preliminary estimates from the National Health Interview Survey.

The Environmental Protection Agency today presented AHA’s American Society for Health Care Engineering with its 2022 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year—Sustained Excellence Award.

The COVID-19 pandemic has put extreme stress on the health care workforce in the United States, HHS reports.

The report estimates the impact of COVID-19 vaccination during a five-month period shortly after the first vaccine was authorized and recommended for health care workers and elderly people in long-term care facilities.

AHA today released a customizable music video and other social media resources to help hospitals and communities celebrate May 8-14.

Chanda Chacón, president and CEO at Children’s Hospital and Medical Center in Omaha, Neb., talks with AHA about the hospital’s recently established pediatric mental health urgent care center.

Six national organizations, including the AHA, today urged congressional leaders to permanently expand access to the Affordable Care Act’s advance premium tax credits.

The two unauthorized tests look like authorized iHealth and Flowflex tests.

Topics of interest include priorities, benefits and limits of a patient experience survey in this setting.

The AHA’s American Society for Health Care Engineering recently updated its free tool to help health care facilities assess and prevent infection risk during construction, renovation and maintenance.

CMS Friday finalized policy and technical changes to the Medicare Advantage and prescription drug benefit for contract year 2023.