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Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 222: Hospital Response to Hurricane Helene with Jay...

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Last fall, Hurricane Helene devastated the western Appalachian region of North Carolina. Jay Kirby, the CEO of UNC Health Pardee, joins us on the podcast this week to discuss how the hospital responded to the challenges and...more

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Temporary Regulatory Relief for South Carolina Health Care Providers Responding to Hurricane Helene

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South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster declared a State of Emergency on September 25, 2024, to prepare for Hurricane Helene. On September 29, 2024, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a Federal Major...more

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Temporary Regulatory Relief for North Carolina Health Care Providers Responding to Helene

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North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper declared a State of Emergency on September 25, 2024, due to the impending impact of Tropical Storm Helene (Helene). On September 28, 2024, a Federal Major Disaster Declaration (FEMA-4827-DR)...more

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Hurricane Ian: Public Assistance Funding Extended for Certain Health Care Facilities in Florida

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Health care facilities and certain other nonprofits have new opportunities for Federal public assistance funds, but they must act quickly. On October 4, 2022, President Biden amended the Hurricane Ian Major Disaster...more

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AHCA Sees the Light on Nursing Home Generator Rule, Unplugging Challenge

After Hurricane Irma made landfall in Florida, a nursing home in South Florida lost power, and several residents of that nursing home died allegedly as the result of increased temperatures caused by the loss of air...more

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Potential benefits of microgrids for hospitals

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For hospitals, a major power outage can pose a serious threat to the health of patients. In the wake of various hurricanes and severe storms in 2017, there has been a renewed focus on ways to increase reliability and...more

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Florida Argentum Reports That Appeals Court Strikes Down Emergency Stay in Generator Case

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Florida Argentum reports that the Florida’s First District Court of Appeal issued a response to its motion filed last week and determined that an “automatic stay” of the Division of Administrative Hearings’ Final Order...more

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Appeals Court Strikes Down Emergency Stay in Generator Case

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Florida’s First District Court of Appeal issued a response to Florida Argentum’s motion filed last week and determined that an “automatic stay” of the Division of Administrative Hearings’ Final Order invalidating Emergency...more

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Hospitals’ Obligations to Employees Withstand Natural Disasters

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Hurricane Harvey reminded hospitals that obligations to employees do not cease during or after horrific natural disasters. Hospitals should have a plan in place when preparing for a natural disaster, such as an inclement...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Florida Nursing Home Tragedy Causes Rethinking of Disaster Preparedness

The recent tragedy in which 12 Florida nursing home residents died when the facility lost power during Hurricane Irma is causing government officials to rethink disaster planning....more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

CMS Extends Reporting Exceptions to Providers Impacted by Hurricane Irma

On September 18, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a memorandum updating the Medicare quality reporting and value-based purchasing programs exceptions CMS is extending to certain healthcare...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

Florida Nursing Home Deaths Have Ripple Effects for Facilities Statewide

Hurricane Irma’s wrath knocked out power to much of Florida. At one South Florida senior rehabilitation center left in the dark, the generator was not powerful enough to sustain the air conditioning system, and a portable...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Hollywood Hills Nursing Home — Grim News

Victims of Profit? The death toll mounted again in the Broward County nursing-home disaster following Hurricane Irma. A ninth patient expired after being evacuated from The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills in the...more

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Emergency Rules Requiring Generators in Florida ALFs and Nursing Homes

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As a result of Hurricane Irma, eight nursing home residents died after a power failure in a Hollywood, Florida nursing home. In the wake of that tragedy, on Sept. 18, 2017, Florida regulators published emergency rules...more

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What Hospitals Need to Know About the Natural Disaster Exception to Stark Law

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Hospitals operating in regions affected by the recent hurricanes and other natural disasters may be able to obtain temporary regulatory relief. During times of disasters and emergencies, CMS can provide some flexibility...more

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CMS Requires Participating Providers to Prepare for Emergencies

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On March 24, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a memorandum encouraging participating providers to “seek out and participate in a full-scale, community-based exercise with their local and/or...more

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