February 19, 2025 Pa. Health Leaders Monitor Federal Funding Freeze Pennsylvania faces uncertainty over federal funding as state leaders work to grow the health care workforce, address maternal health disparities, and invest in public health.
February 17, 2025 Second Surge of Flu Extends into February Pennsylvania continues to manage a persistent respiratory virus season with flu levels remaining very high across the commonwealth.
September 12, 2024 Lessons in Working…Short As we worked through the COVID-19 pandemic, most facilities were short on needed supplies to combat the growing threat. As a result, universally, different standards of care were enacted to combat the problem. However, when supply shortages affect only a portion of health care facilities, we don’t routinely see those sweeping changes to standards of care that assist with our daily operations.
January 31, 2024 What Does a Measles ‘Comeback’ Mean for Emergency Preparedness? Our communities have a shared responsibility for public health, and as emergency managers we all understand the threat measles presents our hospitals and health care facilities.
January 16, 2024 Why COVID-19 Readiness Continues after the Public Health Emergency The pandemic helped everyone understand the value of planning, communication, and situational awareness as core aspects of emergency preparedness. And for us, those pandemic lessons are still very much relevant for today.
January 02, 2024 Can Technology Predict the Next Flood in Your Community? We won’t always get a warning when a flash flood hits our community, so we must use all the tools at our disposal to be prepared.