Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)

Statement from AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack on HHS announcement on distribution of additional relief funds for children’s hospitals.
The Food and Drug Administration will host a webinar Aug. 18 at 12 p.m. ET on its umbrella emergency use authorization for certain disposable, single use surgical masks.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency Aug. 10 issued a temporary final rule allocating certain health and medical resources exclusively for domestic use to ensure front line healthcare workers’ needs are met during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Almost 80 free-standing children’s hospitals will receive $1.4 billion in relief funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, the Department of Health and Human Services said.
Dr. Estes will talk with Harsh K. Trivedi, M.D., president and CEO of Baltimore-based Sheppard Pratt, to discuss COVID-19’s impact on behavioral health trends and services in the U.S.
There is yet no peace treaty or declaration of surrender in our own war with COVID-19, but we too must look ahead and start planning for what health care should look like in a post-pandemic world.
Join AHA’s Board Chair Dr. Mindy Estes for Leadership Rounds as she discusses key issues with Rachelle Schultz, President and CEO, Winona Health. Watch the live stream at 3:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. CT/12:30 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. PT, and come back to listen to the podcast and hear…
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.
AdventHealth’s Central Florida division is weathering massive financial losses due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, with losses close to $263 million due in part to declines in so-called elective procedures and the need to source personal protective equipment to aid its pandemic response.
U.S. adults were more likely this June than a year ago to report adverse mental health conditions, substance use and suicidal ideation, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.