COVID-19: Caring for Patients and Communities

The United States will spend $1.7 billion to track variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. These variants, which are more transmissible than the coronavirus that originally infected North
Two ICU nurses in Sao Carlos, Brazil, developed a novel approach to comforting COVID-19 patients, which is spreading throughout their small city.
Last week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) unveiled its “Racism and Health” website
Nurses play a vital role in administering the COVID-19 vaccine and helping communicate the
According to an update from the CDC this week, the risk of becoming infected with SARS-CoV-2 through contact with contaminated surfaces or objects, also known as fomite transmission, is considered to be low.
The latest episode of the Joint Commission podcast, Take 5 with The Joint Commission, focuses on safe and reliable options for COVID-19 vaccinations.
As cases of COVID-19 surged in the spring of 2020, nursing leaders at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, recognized the need to prepare for shortages of staff, space and supplies, according to an article in the March issue of Nursing Management.
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) reviewed front-line hospital administrators’ perspectives on how the COVID-19 pandemic affected capacity to care for patients
The American Hospital Association (AHA) Center for Health Innovation invited hospitals and health systems to participate in its second Hospital Community Collaborative, which will focus on COVID-19-related community needs.
In the webinar sponsored by the AHA, speakers from Atrium Health and American Airlines will discuss their organizations’ collaborative effort to “get shots in arms”