by Jordana Choucair | Jan 13, 2022 | Providers
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is calling on the Biden administration to extend COVID-19 emergency declarations that are set to expire. In letters to President Biden and HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, the AHA said that providers “need the assistance and...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 13, 2022 | Providers
The Biden administration is sending 1,000 military medical personnel to six states to help hospitals overwhelmed by COVID-19. According to the latest HHS data, 19 states have less than 15 percent remaining capacity in their ICUs and four states – Kentucky, Alabama,...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 11, 2022 | Providers
Almost a quarter of U.S. hospitals are reporting “critical staffing shortages” as counties across the country set COVID-19 case records. According to HHS data, approximately 24 percent of nearly 5,000 hospitals are experiencing the shortages — the most...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 7, 2022 | Providers
Kaufman Hall’s latest hospital flash report indicates that hospitals are still facing major pressures from rising expenses. According to the report, hospital discharges dropped nearly 5.0 percent in November compared to October and were down 6.1 percent compared to...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 7, 2022 | Providers
A recent study published in JAMA Surgery found that women were 32 percent more likely to die when operated on by a male surgeon rather than a female surgeon. The study additionally found that women who were operated on by men were 15 percent more likely to experience...
by Jordana Choucair | Dec 14, 2021 | Providers
Several major health systems across the U.S. have dropped their vaccine mandates after a federal court temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for health workers. Cleveland Clinic, Advent Health, Tenet Healthcare, and HCA Healthcare are some of...
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