Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)
AHA ayuda a pacientes y personas a entender importantes asuntos de salud, atender sus preocupaciones y contester preguntas sobre COVID-19.
Non-traditional producers used additive manufacturing — also known as 3D printing — to deliver an estimated 38 million face shield parts, 12 million nasal swabs, 2.5 million ear savers, 241,000 mask parts and 116,000 ventilator parts between Feb. 15 and July 15, 2020, according to a report released…
As summer moves along, the U.S. is marking a pivotal point in the pandemic. A majority of Americans — nearly 55% — now have received one COVID-19 vaccine dose, and 48% are fully vaccinated.
The AHA expresses support for the Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act (S. 1988),
Protecting community members by mitigating the spread of infection and feeling safe in the community were Faye Sheppard’s #MyWhy. Sheppard, a member of the American Society for Health Care Risk Management, an affiliate of the AHA, and vice chair of the Board of Directors for Cuero (Texas) Regional…
As urged by the AHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration said it will extend to Aug. 20 the deadline for submitting comments on its COVID-19 health care emergency temporary standard.
COVID-19 has been a learning experience on many fronts. Every facet of our health care system has been affected by the pandemic — from providers to patients to hospital and health system CEOs — and we will be sorting out lessons learned for some time to come.
The National Institutes of Health released a study suggesting one in every four COVID-19 deaths in U.S. hospitals may have been attributed to the dire strain that surges in caseloads placed on hospitals during the pandemic.
The Commonwealth Fund reported that approximately 279,000 lives have been saved through the U.S.’s vaccination efforts, with 1.25 million avoiding hospitalization.
Responding last month to an AHA letter, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said it will continue to remain flexible in its approach to surveys if a hospital experiences a COVID-19 surge.