Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)
To achieve community-wide immunity from COVID-19, 80% of the general population must get vaccinated, but some adult African Americans have no plans to do so.
Researchers from Henry Ford Health System in Detroit examined the system’s universal masking policy implemented at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and found it strongly associated with a reduced risk of health care workers acquiring COVID-19.
The April issue of the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) focused on a variety of topics related to personal protective equipment (PPE).
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.
As the tumultuous events of 2020 came to a close,10 nurse leaders spoke with the American Journal of Nursing about how their thoughts and expectations for the future of nursing had shifted during the past year.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization for the Tiger Tech COVID Plus Monitor, the first machine learning-based COVID-19
Pittsburgh-based Highmark Health instituted a virtual intensive care unit (ICU) to increase critical care capacity in the 13-hospital health system, Allegheny Health Network.
As part of the 100 Million Mask Challenge, the American Hospital Association (AHA) partnered with novel manufacturers and suppliers to support the personal protective
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”
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic forced hospitals to adapt in a rapidly changing environment. After a year of operation under these circumstances, hospital CEOs have begun to reassess, stopping some operations and starting others.