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Two-thirds of all hospital beds are already occupied

April 12, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Patient Safety, Infection Control

New report shows some states and counties lag far behind in the availability of hospital beds. ...

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COVID-19: Non-profit group partners with biotech consortium to crowd-source PPE solutions

March 23, 2020

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control, Workplace safety

Healthcare Ready, a nonprofit that works to strengthen public-and private-sector healthcare supply chains, and Bio, a consortium of biotech and pharmaceutical companies promoting innovation, have part...

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Study: SARS-CoV-2 Can Live for 72 Hours on Plastic, Stainless Steel Surfaces

April 12, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can be detected for up to 72 hours on plastic and stainless steel surfaces, according to details of a new study published this week in the New England Journ...

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See when states will face hospital bed capacity shortages during the COVID-19 outbreak

April 12, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Environment and Facilities, Infection Control

The earliest ICU bed shortages are likely to emerge at the end of March, according to a new analysis. ...

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Coronavirus: 6 Measures to Sustain the Healthcare Workforce

April 12, 2026

Infection Control, Leadership & Finance, Policies and Procedures

As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads in the United States and globally, measures must be taken to protect and support healthcare workers and their families, a new journal article says. ...

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National emergency declared over COVID-19 coronavirus; 1135 waivers now in play

April 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control, Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety

Hospitals and other healthcare organizations will soon have some regulatory relief and more resources following President Trump’s March 13 declaration of a national emergency due to the spread of the ...

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Breaking news: CMS reminds providers about EMTALA obligations with COVID-19 patients

March 10, 2020

Infection Control, Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Cybersecurity & Technology

CMS reminds providers about EMTALA obligations with COVID-19 patients, update nursing home and hospice infection control guidance ...

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HHS releases final interoperability rules

April 12, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Policies and Procedures

"Americans will now have electronic access to their health information on their smartphone if they choose," said ONC National Coordinator Don Rucker, MD, during a White House media briefing this morni...

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Experts: COVID-19 is ‘Approaching Pandemic’

April 12, 2026

Environment and Facilities, Infection Control, Patient Safety

A group of U.S. healthcare experts on Friday stressed the importance of taking an all-hazards approach to responding to the situation ...

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CDC: Antibiotic-resistant infection problem is worse than originally thought

April 12, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety, Quality & Errors

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that antibiotic-resistant (AR) bacteria and fungi cause more than 2.8 million infections and 35,000 deaths per year in the ...

Two-thirds of all hospital beds are already occupied

COVID-19: Non-profit group partners with biotech consortium to crowd-source PPE solutions

Study: SARS-CoV-2 Can Live for 72 Hours on Plastic, Stainless Steel Surfaces

See when states will face hospital bed capacity shortages during the COVID-19 outbreak

Coronavirus: 6 Measures to Sustain the Healthcare Workforce

National emergency declared over COVID-19 coronavirus; 1135 waivers now in play

Breaking news: CMS reminds providers about EMTALA obligations with COVID-19 patients

HHS releases final interoperability rules

Experts: COVID-19 is ‘Approaching Pandemic’

CDC: Antibiotic-resistant infection problem is worse than originally thought

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