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How To Prepare for a Blizzard: Hospital and Health System Edition

Relias

Develop and update your emergency response plan As an individual citizen, dealing with blizzard conditions is challenging enough, but as a healthcare leader, there are many more variables and dependencies to cover. Hospitals must: Test backup generators regularly and ensure they have enough fuel or power to last several days.

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Nurse Leaders Are Critical to the Future of Nursing

Relias

The past five years have tested the resilience of nurses like never before in our lifetimes. The COVID-19 pandemic placed extreme stress on healthcare systems, leading to workforce shortages, increased patient complexity, and evolving care models.

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Emerging with A Stronger Healthcare System Post-COVID: NAM’s Lessons Learned

Health Populi

health care system that existed before the public health crisis. What lessons can be learned from the COVID-19 stress-test to build American health care back better? Some 600,000 physicians provide care to people in the U.S. Subsector needs for post-acute care, rural health, and safety net providers, and.