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

On this Leadership Dialogue Series podcast, AHA Board Chair Wright L. Lassiter III is joined by Matthew Stanley, D.O., a psychiatrist and clinical vice president of the behavioral health service line at Avera Health, based in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Positive results should be treated as presumptive and confirmed with a molecular test.
Watch the webinar on YouTube. April 28, 2022, 1-2 p.m. CT April 28, 2022, 2-3 p.m. ET
As urged by the AHA, HHS renewed the COVID-19 emergency declaration for another 90 days effective April 16.
For more than two full years – day in and day out – hospitals and health systems and their front-line caregivers have cared for patients, comforted families and protected communities during this unprecedented public health crisis. 
Certain emergency blanket waivers issued for nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities and other settings in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency will end in 30 or 60 days, depending on the waiver.
President Biden yesterday directed the HHS secretary to coordinate the federal response.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today released updated guidance for compliance with the agency’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement for health care staff.
It is no accident that so many hospitals and health systems performed at their best under the worst pandemic conditions. Lessons learned years earlier enabled organizations to excel under the stress of the pandemic.
AHA and AHRQ are releasing a new toolkit for preventing CLABSI and CAUTI in intensive care units. It the customizable resource offers assessment tools and a reduction plan.