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OIG report: Survival strategies by hospitals in the COVID-19 trenches

April 06, 2020

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control

Appendix A, is reprinted from “Hospital Experiences Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results of a National Pulse Survey March 23–27, 2020,” by the HHS Office of Inspector General, released Monday,...

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Coronavirus: Infectious Disease Expert Shares Lessons Learned From Other Recent Outbreaks

December 19, 2025

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control

Although there are differences between the novel coronavirus pandemic and the recent swine flu and Ebola outbreaks, there are valuable lessons from the earlier flareups, an infectious disease expert s...

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Two-thirds of all hospital beds are already occupied

December 19, 2025

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...

COVID-19: OSHA relaxes respirator fit-testing enforcement under certain circumstances

March 17, 2020

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control, Workplace safety

In further recognition of the short supply of protective N95 respirators for healthcare workers treating suspected or confirmed patients with COVID-19, OSHA is relaxing enforcement of annual fit testi...

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

December 19, 2025

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 and preparing for the worst

December 19, 2025

Accreditation & Survey Preparation, Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control

Preparing for a worldwide pandemic, especially when you don’t know how fast it will spread or how serious its consequences will be, is one of the hardest things that healthcare workers do. ...

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

December 19, 2025

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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CDC: Focus on protecting staff and supplies when new infectious diseases emerge

March 10, 2020

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control

In times of an emerging disease like the 2019 novel coronavirus that originated in China —and the related public concern—hospitals and other healthcare organizations (HCO) should keep a close watch on...

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PPE remains a concern anytime a new infectious disease emerges

March 10, 2020

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control

The primary struggle to contain COVID-19 initially was in China and other countries, but there are concerns about the United States’ ability to respond as the crisis grows here, especially with the av...

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OIG report: Survival strategies by hospitals in the COVID-19 trenches

Coronavirus: Infectious Disease Expert Shares Lessons Learned From Other Recent Outbreaks

Two-thirds of all hospital beds are already occupied

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

COVID-19: OSHA relaxes respirator fit-testing enforcement under certain circumstances

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

Coronavirus and preparing for the worst

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

CDC: Focus on protecting staff and supplies when new infectious diseases emerge

PPE remains a concern anytime a new infectious disease emerges

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