May 11, 2022 Assessing the Health of Rural Hospitals during COVID-19 The nation’s rural hospitals faced financial pressures and workforce shortages prior to COVID-19 and will need additional support to avoid closure in the years ahead, according to a new report on rural health care.
May 10, 2022 HAP Leadership Summit Day 2: Strategies for a Resilient Health Care Workforce The 2022 HAP Leadership Summit concluded today with insights about building resiliency and the health care workforce of the future.
May 04, 2022 Latest KFF Poll: Parents Need More Information on COVID Vaccines for Young Children About 18 percent of parents say they will get their children under 5 vaccinated “right away,” if the nation’s public health agencies authorize COVID-19 vaccines for this age group. Another 38 percent said they would “wait and see,” according to the latest COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF).
April 25, 2022 AHA Report: ‘Massive’ Expenses and Inflation Challenge U.S. Hospitals Skyrocketing inflation and rising costs for workforce, medicine, supplies, and equipment are straining hospitals across the country, according to a report released today from the American Hospital Association (AHA).
April 22, 2022 Recognizing Pa. Caregivers during Patient Experience Week As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact health care, HAP wishes to express sincere gratitude to our health care staff who work tirelessly on the front lines and behind the scenes providing excellent patient experience at all levels of the organization.
April 19, 2022 Report: Young RNs Leaving Health Care at ‘Worrisome’ Rate New analysis published in Health Affairs highlights a “worrisome drop” in young registered nurses (RN) and the overall workforce shortage in health care.
April 12, 2022 Hearing Focuses on Opioid Crisis, Concerning Rise in Fentanyl across Pa. Pennsylvania is at a critical point to address the opioid crisis and the growing share of fentanyl overdoses reported throughout the state, a panel of experts testified this morning.
March 24, 2022 HAP Urges DHS to Support Medicaid Access to Care A proposed change to Pennsylvania’s Physical Health Medicaid Managed Care program, known as HealthChoices, could limit access to health care for tens of thousands of working families, mothers, children, and people with chronic health conditions.
March 23, 2022 Wolf Administration Announces Act 2 Provider Funding The Wolf Administration today shared details about the state appropriation of $225 million of American Rescue Plan funding to support Pennsylvania’s health care workforce.
March 22, 2022 Study: Concerning Reports of Harassment of Public Health Workers during COVID Public health workers supporting the nation’s response to COVID-19 reported nearly 1,500 unique incidents of a harassment during the pandemic’s early months, according to a report released this month.