COVID-19: Caring for Patients and Communities

The Department of Health and Human Services announced that it is distributing additional funds from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund, beginning April 24.
The National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases released a strategic plan for accelerating research to diagnose, prevent and treat COVID-19.
Statement on HHS announcement on distribution of additional funds from CARES Act from AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack.
The Senate approved by voice vote the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act – a $484 billion COVID-19 relief package – which includes an additional $75 billion for hospitals, health systems and other health care providers
A panel of experts convened by the National Institutes of Health released COVID-19 treatment guidelines for health care providers, which will be updated as new data become available.
AHA statement on the Paycheck Protection Program & Health Care Enhancement Act from President and CEO Rick Pollack.
America’s hospitals and health systems have been intensely focused on preparing to care for patients suffering from the novel coronavirus. From the very outset of the outbreak, hospitals have significantly transformed their operations – from the use of virtual care to devising solutions to deal…
The Department of Health and Human Services will partner with more than a dozen biopharmaceutical companies and the European Medicines Agency to prioritize vaccine and drug candidates, streamline clinical trials and coordinate regulatory processes to respond to the pandemic, the National Institutes…
As the COVID-19 surge wanes in different parts of the country, the AHA, American College of Surgeons, American Society of Anesthesiologists, and Association of periOperative Registered Nurses today released a roadmap for safely resuming elective surgery.
This week, the women and men of America’s hospitals and health systems are continuing their heroic efforts caring for tens of thousands of COVID-19 patients.