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CDC reports disparities in receipt of COVID-19 antibody treatments

An analysis of data from 41 health care systems participating in the National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network found lower use of monoclonal antibody therapies for patients who are Black, Asian or other races compared with white and non-Hispanic patients between November 2020 and August 2021.

Abstract: Transformation Talks, Leveraging the Community and Innovation to Improve Health

The spread of COVID-19 revealed systemic cracks in the social needs and public health infrastructure of communities — inequities that have existed for decades. A Kaiser Permanente survey of 2,900 of its members earlier this year illustrates the disproportionate impact the pandemic is having on the poor and people of color.

COVID-19 Vaccination During Pregnancy: Barriers and Best Practices

Despite improvements in COVID-19 vaccination rates among pregnant people, low vaccination coverage indicates an ongoing public health concern.

Watch Replay of Feb. 23 AHA Virtual Hill Briefing on COVID-19’s Impact on Communities of Color

During an AHA virtual briefing for lawmakers and staff, leaders from three health systems — One Brooklyn Health System, Grady Health System, and The Hospitals of Providence, part of Tenet Healthcare — discussed the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on communities of color and how their health systems are working with their communities to deliver high quality, culturally responsive care.
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Building Capacity on the Front Lines to Combat COVID-19

On this AHA Advancing Health podcast, Esther Corpuz, CEO of Alivio Medical Center in Chicago, talks about combatting the COVID-19 pandemic through testing, vaccinations and education within the community.

What are Hospital and Health System Boards Facing in 2022?

I recently spoke with William (Bill) Menner about some of the challenges that hospital and health system boards are experiencing.

What COVID-19 Continues to Teach Us about Hospital Culture

Situated in the heart of Westchester County and just outside of New York City, White Plains Hospital was among the first hospitals in New York to face the COVID-19 pandemic during the early days of 2020, back when there were many unknowns.

NYC Health + Hospitals | New York

NYC Health + Hospitals (NYC H+H) is the largest municipal health care system in the United States and a proud metropolitan anchor hospital (MAH). NYC H+H provides essential inpatient, outpatient, and home-based services to more than one million New Yorkers annually in more than 70 locations across the city’s five boroughs.

Stakeholders Target Health Disparities During Pandemic

COVID-19 may be an invisible enemy that threatens all people, but evidence is mounting that it is disproportionately more lethal to racial and ethnic minorities and the poor as well as those with chronic conditions like diabetes. To address these disparities, hospitals and health systems and various stakeholders have been working together to find new ways to share data and develop solutions.