COVID-19: Supplies and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
The latest COVID-19 surge has led to record levels of hospitalizations and deaths, and health care professionals (HCPs) are suffering heavy casualties as well. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that as of Dec. 2, more than 247,000 HCPs had contracted COVID-19 and 843 had died…
In this podcast, AJ Rolle, Senior Program Manager at the AHA, moderates a discussion between Marc Berejka, Director of Government & Community Affairs at REI, and Bill Burke, CEO of Merit Solutions, on how their organizations are contributing to AHA’s 100 Million Mask Challenge through HealthEquip.
Join us to hear University of Chicago Medicine’s perspective from its medical laboratory as it forged and strengthened a network of support within its health system and across the community it served. Kathleen G. Beavis, MD, FCAP, medical director of University of Chicago Medicine’s microbiology…
The Department of Health and Human Services has released a PPE Preservation Planning Toolkit to help organizations implement strategies to preserve personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
ECRI tested 34 disposable isolation gown models made by foreign or non-traditional suppliers and found that about half did not meet the minimum U.S. standard for liquid barrier protection, the organization said in a report released.
With the daily count of COVID-19 diagnoses spiking nationally and some hospitals experiencing surge levels not seen since the spring, and with flu season upon us, an important question looms: Will health care’s global supply chain be able to meet the demand for personal protective equipment (PPE)…
The AHA today released a new public service announcement (PSA) emphasizing the importance of wearing a mask to help Americans get back to doing the things they love.
Captain Joselito Ignacio and Leslie Hintz will walk through their new PPE Preservation Planning Toolkit which was developed to support hospitals and health systems in the planning and implementation of PPE preservation strategies.
The Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response has released a recording of its Sept. 24 webinar on strategies to optimize personal protective equipment and supplies during the COVID-19 public health emergency.