Our Information Protection & Security department has recently made us aware that two scam emails have been reported targeting our vendors and clients. The FBI has also issued guidance that healthcare organizations are under increased attack by criminals during COVID-19 response.
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As the nation continues to face the largest economic crisis in almost a century, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) April 2020 Hiring Situation revealed that the economy lost 20.5 million jobs last month, leading the unemployment rate to skyrocket to 14.7%. This is the highest rate seen since World War 2. The data reflects the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and efforts to contain it.
Amid the worst public health crisis in American history, more than 1.4 million healthcare jobs were lost last month, primarily in ambulatory healthcare services as dental and physician offices closed and elective surgeries came to a halt (-1.2M). Hospital payrolls were down 139,000.
The Report also revealed that if millions of Americans who have been furloughed and expect to return to their jobs are counted, the jobless rate would have almost 5 percentage points higher at nearly 20%.
In the seven weeks since the virus shut down much of the U.S. economy, more than 33 million people have applied for unemployment benefits, as the numbers continue to grow by several million a week.
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The world has changed, but the core of our nurses has not. Our daily lives have been upended, but nurses stand up, show up and give patients the compassion and care they need and deserve.
The World Health Organization (WHO) designated 2020 as the “Year of the Nurse,” and while this designation was announced prior to COVID-19, we cannot think of a better time to honor and recognize nurses for their commitment to the profession. Just like Florence Nightingale did 200 years ago, our nurses lean in and are a light in the darkness. They continue to compassionately and selflessly serve humanity and their valuable contribution will have saved the world.
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Clinical credentialing and licensure requirements continue to be modified to meet the increased demand of critical caregivers to care for the influx of COVID-19-related patient cases.
We ask that you reference the table below for the specific details. Please check with your Program Team for guidance regarding all other healthcare systems and facilities.
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As one of the nation’s leading healthcare providers, HCA Healthcare is committed to helping overcome COVID-19. We are proud to leverage our scale and resources during this pandemic to help others by contributing up to 1,000 ventilators to the Dynamic Ventilator Reserve, a public-private collaboration announced at a recent White House briefing.
HCA Healthcare’s chief executive officer, Sam Hazen, met with the president and healthcare executives at the White House on April 14.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s important we pull together. In keeping with our commitment to the care and improvement of human life, HCA Healthcare is leveraging our resources, in conjunction with the federal government and other hospital systems, to help others across the nation. HCA Healthcare will provide as many as 1,000 ventilators as part of the American Hospital Association’s collaboration with the federal government and health systems to distribute this critical piece of equipment to hospitals experiencing a surge of patients with COVID-19.
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Our dedication to caring like family extends beyond our hospitals’ walls into the communities where we live and work. During this unprecedented time, we are honored to strengthen relationships with neighbors in our hometowns. The HCA Healthcare Foundation, the philanthropic arm of HCA Healthcare, and a tax exempt trust affiliated with HCA Healthcare will provide more than $1 million in grants to local community organizations to aid in COVID-19 relief efforts.
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President Trump announced a new initiative for hospitals to lend unused ventilators to areas of need, called the "Dynamic Ventilator Reserve", during a meeting on Tuesday, April 14th, with healthcare executives at the White House.
The new public-private partnership is aimed at allowing hospitals to lend unused ventilators to areas that need them treat patients who have contracted COVID-19. There are currently 60,000 unused ventilators in hospitals across the country. The new program will help get the critical devices to areas that need them.
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation CEO Adam Boehler, who is leading the initiative, thanked Sam Hazen from HCA Healthcare and Lloyd Dean (SP) from Common Spirit for leading this effort with the AHA and the Federation of American Hospitals.
Sam shared how proud HCA Healthcare is to be a part of this private-public sector partnership and that he thinks that’s the only way fundamentally to solve this crisis. During the briefing he talked about one of the guiding principles HCA had when it went into this COVID-19 battle was to find partnerships, partnerships with other components of the industry, partnerships with other health systems, but partnerships with governments, both local and federal.
In addition to HCA Healthcare, more than a dozen healthcare executives participated, including other leaders from Premier, LifePoint Health, NYU Langone, the American Hospital Association, the Federal Association of Hospital, and the Cleveland Clinic.
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With the help of The COVID Tracking Project — a volunteer-run accounting of every coronavirus test conducted in America — you can view how Politico is monitoring how many Americans have been tested in all 50 states. The COVID Tracking Project is pulling data from state health departments.
You can view the tracker here.
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Shane Jackson, CEO of Jackson Healthcare (a HWS MSP Vendor Partner) recently spoke to Staffing Industry Analysts. He spoke about how it's healthcare staffing industry’s mission to move healthcare workers to areas where they are vitally needed from areas where they are underutilized.
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The American Health Care Association (AHCA) has granted a waiver for the AHCA fingerprinting requirement if the criteria outlined below has been met, an expiration date of 4/26/20.
Upon expiration, the expectation is that the candidate complete the standard AHCA process of being fingerprinted. In the event the waiver is extended, we will communicate and work with Credentialing to update the dates in Workforce 2.0.
Thank you for your attention to this important update.
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