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Joint Bulletin Warns Health Sector of Potential Coordinated Multi-City Attack

On March 20, 2025, the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Health-ISAC issued an alert to the health care sector warning of a social media post that posed a potential threat “related to the active planning of a...more

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Emergency preparedness for FQHCs and RHCs, post-pandemic

On May 11, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a news release on behalf of HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, announcing the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). The duration of the...more

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Deadline Approaching for California Hospitals to Meet Seismic Requirements

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On January 17, 1994, a 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck Northridge, California, resulting in thousands of casualties and approximately $60 billion in damages and economic loss. Hospitals within the impacted area suffered...more

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Is Your Health System Prepared for the Expiration of Federal and State COVID-19 Public Health Emergency?

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must renew the COVID-19 Federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) Determination every 90 days to maintain certain healthcare flexibilities and waivers. On October 13, 2022,...more

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Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Planning for Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management in Hospitals

Although the COVID-19 pandemic is still active worldwide, health care industry leaders and regulators have already begun to think about how to implement post-pandemic changes to health care delivery based on lessons learned...more

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Hospital Continues to Divert Patients Over a Week After Ransomware Attack

Eskenazi Health in Indianapolis has been diverting emergency department patients arriving by ambulance to other area hospitals since it shut down its network following a ransomware attack on August 4, 2021....more

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CMS Again Limits Onsite Surveys, Citing Risks from COVID-19 Surges

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) notified state survey agency directors of renewed hospital survey limitations and notification expectations for states and hospitals during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis in...more

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Governor Newsom Signs Law Requiring California Hospitals to Stockpile PPE

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On September 29, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 2537 (AB 2537), the latest in a series of legislative enactments designed to protect employees from COVID-19 exposures in the workplace. ...more

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Planning Beyond the Pandemic: Considerations for Hospital and Healthcare Facility Evacuations

In light of recent civil unrest within the United States, which has been accompanied by incidents of property damage and large crowd actions, hospitals and healthcare facilities should consider reviewing and ensuring that...more

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CDC Issues Strategies to Mitigate Healthcare Staffing Shortages

On April 30, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new guidance titled Strategies to Mitigate Healthcare Personnel Staffing Shortages. As maintaining appropriate staffing levels is essential to...more

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Texas State Agencies Weigh in on Governor’s Order on Non-Urgent Surgeries, But do They Provide Clarity?

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As previously reported, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued Executive Order GA-15 extending the ban on surgeries and procedures with modifications regarding diagnostic procedures, timely (rather than immediate) need for...more

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Illinois Executive Order Provides Discretion to Hospitals Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

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Update: Since release of this alert (originally posted April 23), Illinois has continued to update its emergency responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, as covered in part within our national review of stay-at-home and elective...more

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Texas Allows More Elective Procedures, But Questions Remain

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On April 17, 2020, Texas Governor, Gregg Abbot signed Executive Order GA-15 which extended, with some modifications, Executive Order GA-09 which prohibits certain non-emergency surgeries and procedures and is set to expire on...more

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FDA Update: Enforcement Policies for Gowns, Gloves, Sterilizers, Disinfectant Devices and Air Purifiers

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In response to growing medical product supply shortages and need for information, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently issued multiple enforcement policies to provide guidance to industry. Here, we focus on...more

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OSHA Guidance Allows Alternatives in Light of N95 Shortage Due to Coronavirus

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On April 3, 2020, OSHA issued enforcement guidance that temporarily permits the extended and re-use of respirators as well as other alternatives, and clarifies when respirators, including N95 masks, may continue to be used...more

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The Transport of Coronavirus by Exhaled Breath and Possible Protection with Homemade Face Coverings

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As recently as March 27, the WHO was stating on its website that there was insufficient evidence to suggest that the novel coronavirus was airborne except in a handful of medical cases, such as when intubating an infected...more

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Leasing Residence Halls to Municipalities and Hospitals for COVID-19 Relief

The spread of COVID-19 in the United States is causing hospital administrators and government officials to call upon their local colleges and universities to house surge patients and quarantine first responders. The Harvard...more

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Executive Order Limiting Liability for Connecticut Providers Responding to COVID-19 Grants Protections for Health Care...

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On April 5, 2020, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont issued a much-anticipated Executive Order that provides immunity from civil liability to health care professionals and certain facilities supporting the state’s COVID-19...more

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CDC Provides Recommendations for Respirators When N95 Respirators Are Not Available in COVID-19 Crisis

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To combat shortages of N95 respirators, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued and continues to update its Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators. The CDC’s N95 Respirator Strategies provide...more

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U.S. COVID-19 Impacts: Emergency Repurposing of Hotels

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As the pressure mounts on hospitals and healthcare facilities throughout the country to confront the overflow of patients affected by the COVID-19 virus, State and local governmental agencies are contracting with hotel owners...more

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Corporate Authority for Extraordinary Delivery of Care Decisions

Healthcare providers facing emergency requests from government agencies in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis — including critical issues such as transfers of COVID-19 patients, opening closed facilities and...more

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Maryland Ceases All Elective and Non-Urgent Medical Procedures

On March 23, 2020, the Maryland Secretary of Health issued an Order and Directive (the “Directive”) that addresses a number of different health care issues for the prevention and control of COVID-19. One area addressed is the...more

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COVID-19 Emergency Update: Texas Governor Prohibits Elective Surgeries and Suspends Hospital Capacity Limits

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On March 22, 2020 Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order prohibiting all surgeries and procedures that are “not immediately medically necessary to correct a serious medical condition of, or to preserve the life...more

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Using Skilled Nursing Facilities to Expand Hospital Capacity During COVID-19 Crisis

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The nation’s healthcare system is preparing to reach record capacity in the coming weeks. Much focus has been on the limited capacities of the nation’s acute care hospitals....more

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Massachusetts COVID-19 Updates and Guidance Issued

Massachusetts regulators issued several updates regarding Hospital Bed License Expansion, Personal Protective Equipment, and Ambulance Transport to Designated Alternate Sites that receive suspected COVID-19 patients....more

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