COVID-19: Protecting Health Care Workers
The AHA unveiled the latest component of the association’s Wear A Mask initiative, with new content and collaborations to share resources and amplify key public health messages to stop the spread of COVID-19.
The third in the series featured Dr. Estes joined by Dr. Harsh K. Trivedi, President and CEO, Sheppard Pratt, to discuss how the health system is navigating the COVID-19 crisis in Maryland. This episode was recorded on August 13, 2020.
The second in the series featured Dr. Estes joined by Dr. David Perlstein, President and CEO of SBH Health System, to discuss how the health system is navigating the COVID-19 crisis in New York. This episode was recorded on Jyuly 30, 2020.
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced a series of free COVID-19 training sessions for both VA and non-VA clinicians.
Now more than ever, the leadership of nurses and physicians is invaluable to the teams, organizations and patients they serve. They help those around them keep perspective, and their vision and guidance pave the road to a healthier future.
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the AHA and its Center for Health Innovation have been diligently compiling resources and tools to help hospitals and health systems optimize performance in care delivery. And now, with COVID-19 cases rising in many parts of the country, we are sharing…
Nearly one in four workers, about 37.7 million, are at higher risk for serious illness if infected by COVID-19 due to age or underlying health conditions, according to a study released by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
This document outlines changes made by the Food and Drug Administration to its policy governing the decontamination and reuse of certain respirators during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
The House Education and Labor Committee’s Workforce Protections Subcommittee held a hearing examining federal actions to protect workers from COVID-19, which featured witnesses from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
AHA provides the House Education and Labor Committee with information on actions taken by hospitals and health systems in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.