Posted on 10/22/2021 The latest edition of Arkansas Hospitals magazine is now available online. The special focus for the issue is the mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic ...
Posted on 10/22/2021 We are nearing the deadline to apply for federal COVID-19 relief funding. The package includes $8.5 billion in American Rescue Plan (ARP) resources for ...
Posted on 10/22/2021 Following the FDA’s authorization and ACIP recommendation, the CDC yesterday expanded the groups eligible for COVID-19 booster doses to include higher-risk individuals who received an initial Moderna series 6+ months ago, and all ...
Posted on 10/8/2021 The Arkansas Department of Health has updated their vaccine webpage to include information about groups eligible for a Pfizer booster shot, in addition to those listed in CDC guidance. In particular, the updated ADH page includes ...
Posted on 10/8/2021 Earlier today, the Arkansas Department of Health hosted a Monoclonal Antibody Therapy update call. Several important updates were provided ...
Posted on 10/1/2021 As of September 29, hospitals and other health care providers can apply for $25.5 billion in provider relief funds. The package includes $8.5 billion in American Rescue Plan (ARP)...
Posted on 7/30/2021 Governor Asa Hutchinson announced in a press conference held Thursday that, in response to increasing COVID-19 hospitalizations, he is reinstating Arkansas's public health emergency...
Posted on 7/27/2021 The Arkansas Hospital Association (AHA) today issued the following statement supporting COVID-19 vaccine requirements for health care workers...
Posted on 7/23/2021 White House Vaccinations Coordinator, Dr. Bechara Choucair, made a visit to the AHA this week to speak...
Posted on 7/21/2021 Today, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), announced the availability of an estimated $103 million in American Rescue Plan funding opportunities to help reduce burnout and promote mental health among the health workforce...
Posted on 7/21/2021 The Health Resources and Services Administration’s Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program this week provided states $398 million from the American Rescue Plan Act...
Posted on 7/9/2021 The Provider Relief Fund Reporting Portal opened fully on July 1. Providers who received one or more PRF payments exceeding $10,000, in the aggregate, between April 10, 2020 and June 30, 2020...
Posted on 7/9/2021 Pfizer announced on Thursday that they would seek FDA authorization for a third dose of their vaccine to be available as a booster. Yesterday evening, the FDA and CDC issued a joint statement...
Posted on 5/14/2021 Yesterday, the CDC released revised masking guidance for members of the public who are fully vaccinated. Their guidance for hospital visitors and employees has not changed ...
Posted on 5/12/2021 Following Wednesday’s meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’(ACIP), the CDC now recommends that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine be used among individuals ages 12 to 15, and providers may begin vaccinating them right away. .
Posted on 1/29/2021 New news and resources for health care providers
Posted on 1/8/2021 This week, the CDC allocated $22 billion in funding to states, localities and territories for COVID-19 testing and vaccination activities authorized in December by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act.
Posted on 11/6/2020
Posted on 7/31/2020 The Arkansas Hospital Association has received notice from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) that we have been allocated a second round of funding ...
Posted on 7/31/2020 At his daily COVID-19 press conference this Thursday, Governor Asa Hutchinson announced that, as of August 1, the state will move into phase four in the resumption of "elective," or non-emergent procedures.