January 31, 2022 Second COVID-19 Vaccine Gets Full Approval Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine has become the second to receive full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
January 31, 2022 State Agencies Outline Plan to Expedite Discharges into Post-Acute Care The Wolf administration today announced the creation of four long-term care support sites to help alleviate pressure on hospitals and skilled nursing facilities.
January 28, 2022 National Associations Make Urgent Call for Blood Donations This week, three leading national health care associations issued a joint statement calling attention to the nation’s blood supply crisis while urging Americans to donate blood.
January 27, 2022 Child COVID-19 Cases Surpass 1.1M per Week, AAP says While the Omicron wave shows signs of peaking in regions of the country, reported cases of COVID-19 among children continue to rise, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) said this week.
January 26, 2022 PA Lawmakers Approve $225M to Support Health Care Workforce Pennsylvania lawmakers gave final approval today to a $225 million relief package to support the commonwealth’s health care workforce.
January 26, 2022 HAP Thanks General Assembly and Governor for Supporting Pennsylvania’s Health Care Workers The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) commends the bipartisan plan by the General Assembly and Governor Tom Wolf to support health care professionals who have been on the front lines of caring for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
January 25, 2022 5 Workforce Challenges Facing U.S. Hospitals The American Hospital Association (AHA) hosted a media briefing today highlighting the workforce challenges facing U.S. hospitals as the pandemic approaches its third year.
January 24, 2022 What to Know about the State’s Capacity Strike Teams The Pennsylvania Department of Health today announced the deployment of its first health care “strike team” to support Grand View Health in Bucks County.
January 21, 2022 New Studies Show Power of Booster Dose Against Omicron Booster doses of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines were 90 percent effective to prevent hospitalization due to the Omicron variant, according to a new report released today.
January 20, 2022 A Primer on COVID Testing Getting tested is an important prevention measure to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. With the highly transmissible Omicron variant, the demand for tests accelerated during the winter holidays and continues this month.