California Nursing Home Evacuated after Air Conditioning Failure
City and county officials used 22 ambulances and two buses to relocate more than three-dozen residents from a Pasadena nursing home on October 1 after the facility’s air conditioning failed,…
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DPH Commissioner Responds to Final Report of Covid-19 Response
Governor Lamont and Acting Connecticut Department of Public Health Commissioner Deidre S. Gifford, MD MPH are reacting to the final report from Mathematica Policy Research reviewing the response to COVID-19…
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Trump Administration Announces $20 Billion in New Phase 3 Provider Relief Funding
Today, under the leadership of President Trump, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), is announcing $20 billion in new…
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Nursing Home Inspectors in the DC Region Aren’t Required to Take COVID-19 Tests
Maryland, DC, and Virginia are not mandating COVID-19 tests for the inspectors examining conditions in local nursing homes, public health spokespeople from all three jurisdictions confirmed.
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Former Virginia Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Tampering
Bryan Wade Lewis, 34, a former Pharmacist at Home Choice Partners in Roanoke, pleaded guilty to tampering with a consumer product, hydromorphone, that affected interstate commerce. According to court documents,…
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Analysis shows high level of SARS-CoV-2 contamination in patient toilets, staff and public areas in hospitals
A systematic review of evidence being presented at this week’s ESCMID Conference on Coronavirus Disease shows that air around patients with COVID-19, as well as patients toilets, and staff and…
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Shortages of Staff in Nursing Homes during the COVID-19 Pandemic: What are the Driving Factors?
During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, US nursing homes (NHs) have been under pressure to maintain staff levels with limited access to personal protection equipment (PPE).
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Two Arrested in Shooting of Doctor outside Minnesota Hospital
Edina police have arrested a man and a woman who they say are involved in the shooting of a doctor outside of M Health Fairview Southdale hospital about two weeks…
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AG Healey Announces Criminal Charges against Superintendent and Former Medical Director of Holyoke Soldiers’ Home
Superintendent Bennett Walsh and former Medical Director David Clinton of the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke (SHH) have been indicted on criminal neglect charges for their roles in the deadly COVID-19…
Read More »Administration Announces $200M from CDC to Jurisdictions for COVID-19 Vaccine Preparedness
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is announcing upcoming action by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide $200 million to jurisdictions for COVID-19 vaccine…
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