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Community Health and Environment

Guidance and resources to support hospitals’ efforts to assess, plan for and respond to the environment’s impact on community health.
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From Ian to Milton: Lessons Learned in Hurricane Response

In this conversation, Scott Nygaard, M.D., chief operating officer at Lee Health, discusses the impact these natural disasters have had on the organization
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CommonSpirit Mercy Hospital Partners with EMS to Revolutionize Cardiac Care in the Four Corners Region

Durango, Colorado-based CommonSpirit Mercy Hospital has partnered with emergency medical services (EMS) agencies across the Four Corners region in the use of Pulsara, a cutting-edge EMS-to-hospital communication technology that provides real-time cardiac status updates from the field.
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CDC issues advisory on new Ebola outbreak in DRC 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Sept. 18 issued a health advisory on a new outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Monitoring and Mitigating Third-party Cyber Risks

Monitoring and mitigating hospital third-party cyber risks: third-party service providers, mission-critical technology and the digital supply chain.
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Sanford Health launches first emergency medicine residency program in region

Sanford Medical Education, in partnership with the USD Sanford School of Medicine, has received accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education to launch a new emergency medicine residency program in Sioux Falls, S.D.
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How a Combined Emergency — and Viral — Preparedness Effort Took Shape at Wallowa Memorial Hospital

When joined together, emergency prep and routine immunizations can be an effective way to mobilize community members to make healthy choices for their future selves.
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Weather threats to drug production facilities examined in study

A JAMA study published Aug. 20 found that nearly 63% of all U.S. drug production facilities from 2019 through 2024 were in counties where a weather disaster declaration was declared.
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NYC Health + Hospitals leads multi-agency training exercise to keep eight million city residents safe

In early August, NYC Health + Hospitals led a training exercise testing the health care system’s ability to identify and isolate “patients” with simulated Marburg virus symptoms
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CommonSpirit hospitals conduct large-scale bioterrorism exercise in Colorado Springs

Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs was among three area caregivers to participate in a February, 2023 staged exercise that simulated the effects of a bioterrorism attack, in this case botulinum toxin — one of the most poisonous known naturally-occurring substances — placed in the local milk supply.