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Fortune

Most U.S. kids still haven’t received a flu or COVID vaccine. It’s helping fuel a tripledemic that’s slamming hospitals nationwide

December 12, 2022

A majority of the youngest U.S. kids haven’t received a flu or COVID vaccine, according to federal health data—this as hospitals struggle to handle a deluge of patients with respiratory viruses. (more)


Politico

Politico Pulse: Names in the News

June 24, 2022

Tom Cotter is the new executive director of nonprofit community disaster preparedness and response group Healthcare Ready. (more)


Business Wire

Healthcare Ready Announces 2021 ‘Heroes of the Supply Chain’

March 2, 2022

Led by BD, the Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA), AdvaMed, Regeneron, the pharmaceutical industry, and frontline workers, the awardees were selected for driving creative solutions to a myriad of obstacles presented by COVID-19, hurricanes, and wildfires over the past year. (more)


Medical Design and Outsourcing

An even larger medtech supply chain shock looms beyond the pandemic

November 9, 2021

Superstorms, fires, droughts and other extreme events driven by climate change are already straining the industry’s supply chain — and it could get a lot worse. (more)


WURD Radio

Reality Check

November 8, 2021

Reality Check features thought leadership, analysis, and data on the politics, policies, and people impacting our communities in Philadelphia and on the national and international front. (more)


Project HOPE

Project HOPE Welcomes New Board Directors

October 26, 2021

Embarking on a five-year strategy to empower health care workers around the world, Project HOPE welcomes its newest leaders. (more)


Disaster Distress Helpline

National Preparedness Month’s Twitter chat

September 14, 2021

How Disaster Emotional Care is/should be a part of preparedness. (more)


National Minority Quality Forum

Webinar: Hurricane Ida Recovery & Relie

September 10, 2021

Hurricane Ida caused catastrophic destruction across the South and Northeast United States. Power outages remained across the state of Louisiana a week after Ida hit, and there is concern about a surge of new COVID-19 infections due to shared hurricane shelter and evacuation accommodations. (more)


WURD Radio

Reality Check 9.7.21 – VAXX CHAT

September 7, 2021

HealthCare Ready Executive Director Dr.Nicolette Louissaint joined Charles for another VAXX CHAT discussion. (more)


WURD Radio

Reality Check 8.23.21 – VAXX CHAT

August 23, 2021

HealthCare Ready Executive Director Dr.Nicolette Louissaint joined Charles for the first in a new series,VAXX CHAT. They discussed the latest news about the coronavirus pandemic. (more)


WURD Radio

Reality Check 8.2.21 – Dr. Nicolette Louissaint

August 2, 2021

Health Care Ready Executive Director, Dr. Nicolette Louissaint joined Chares to discuss the latest news about the coronavirus pandemic. (more)


Tradeoffs.org

Health Care’s Ransomware Wake-Up Call

July 29, 2021

Health care has long lagged behind other industries when it comes to cybersecurity. But with ransomware attacks against the industry on the rise, providers are quickly trying to close the gap and protect their systems and patients. (more)


Streetinsider.com

6th Annual National Disaster Preparedness Poll

June 29, 2021

Racial, Demographic, and Regional Disparities Inform Critical Need to Increase Community Readiness Efforts Across the US. (more)


Christianity Today

What Does Racial Reconciliation Look Like Before, During & After Crisis?

June 28, 2021

We’re often asked at the Humanitarian Disaster Institute for resources on serving and ministering to people in crisis. And, as the first faith-based academic research center in the U.S., we have a lot of these. (more)


Politico

From shadows to solutions: health care post-Covid

June 24, 2021

After many years of covering the intractable problems of U.S. health care — and many months of covering the horrors of this pandemic — a phone conversation near the end of the annual Milken Future of Health Summit brought me a more upbeat perspective. (more)


AP

Western heat wave threatens health in vulnerable communities

June 18, 2021

PHOENIX (AP) — Extreme temperatures like the ones blistering the American West this week aren’t just annoying, they’re deadly. (more)


BlackDoctor.org

NBNA Real Talk – Calling All Nurses: Mental Health & Resiliency

May 27, 2021

As part of the “Real Talk” series, the National Black Nurses Association welcomes professionals to discuss mental health and resiliency in the profession. (more)


The Atlantic

What Happens When Americans Can Finally Exhale

May 20, 2021

This time last year, the United States seemed stuck on a COVID-19 plateau. Although 1,300 Americans were dying from the disease every day, states had begun to reopen in a patchwork fashion, and an anxious nation was looking ahead to an uncertain summer. (more)


Candice Benbow’s #RedLipTheology podcast

May 14, 2021

On this episode, I talk with Dr. Nicolette Louissaint about community resiliency and vaccine misinformation—including dispelling myths about the impact of the COVID-19 vaccine on fertility. (more)


Refuge Church of God

“We Need to Talk: Demystifying the COVID Vaccine”

May 13, 2021

United Church of Christ

Where Do We Go From Here: COVID-19 in 2021

May 11, 2021

Please join Rev. Traci Blackmon and Nicolette A. Louissaint, Ph.D., executive director and president of Healthcare Ready: a 501(c)(3) organization that focuses on strengthening the United States’ healthcare supply chain preparedness and response before, during, and after natural disasters and disease pandemics. (more)


WURD Radio

Health Care Ready Executive Director Dr.Nicolette Louissaint joined Charles for an update on the coronavirus pandemic.

May 10, 2021

Health Care Ready Executive Director Dr. Nicolette Louissaint joined Charles for an update on the coronavirus pandemic. (more)


Lisa Harper’s IG Live session

April 30, 2021

Real Talk About #Vaccineswith Dr. Nicolette Louissaint: #KitchenTableConvo. (more)


Roll Call

FEMA’s tasks pit COVID-19 vaccinations against hurricane prep

April 28, 2021

The agency faces staff burnout concerns as personnel are stretched thin running sites across the country as storm season approaches. (more)


Baltimore City Council Town Hall on COVID

April 13, 2021

Together with representatives from the Baltimore City Health Department and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Council President Nick Mosby discusses the vaccine, the impact of the coronavirus on Black and Brown communities, and the ways the City Council is leading Baltimore’s COVID-19 recovery. (more)


ABC7 Denver

How COVID-19 Revamped The U.S. Strategic National Stockpile

April 8, 2021

A year into the pandemic, the U.S. Strategic National Stockpile has ramped up its readiness to respond to the coronavirus and future threats. (more)


Capitol Hill Steering Committee on Pandemic Preparedness and Health Security

Webinar: Strengthening the Supply Chain for US Pandemic Response: Strategies for Stockpiling, Surge Capacity, and Distribution

March 30, 2021

General Surgery News

Inside the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

March 5, 2021

Despite a rocky start, the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the United States is looking up. (more)


Carnegie Mellon University

Strengthening the Chain

February 22, 2021

Alumna Nicolette Louissaint ensures that the U.S. health care supply chain is ready for any challenge. (more)


Greater Baltimore Urban League “The Kickback Series: ‘Rona Rap’”

February 18, 2021

Youth Activist will speak with Black Health Professionals on topics including the COVID Vaccine-myths & facts, return to in-person learning, distance learning, & more! (more)


Del Shaneka Henson’s “COVID and the Culture”

February 10, 2021

Bloomberg Law

Speedy Vaccine Making Requires Delicate Dance by Drugmakers

February 10, 2021

Boosting supply of Covid-19 vaccines isn’t as easy as flipping a manufacturing switch—it’s a delicate dance of raw materials and business contracts, pharmaceutical lawyers and consultants say. (more)


WURD Radio

Reality Check 2.1.21 – Dr. Nicolette Louissaint

February 2, 2021

HealthCare Ready Executive Director Dr. Nicolette Louissaint joined Charles for the latest news about the coronavirus pandemic. (more)


Christianity Today

PODCAST: How Do Churches Combat COVID Misinformation?

January 28, 2021

Interview with Dr. Nicolette Louissaint, Exec. Director of Healthcare Ready. (more)


The Corvallis Gazette-Times

Donation bolsters Linn County PPE stockpile

January 22, 2021

Eric Martin of Boshart Trucking and Erik Anderson of Linn County Public Health made quick work Friday afternoon of unloading pallets full of personal protective equipment at the Linn County Fair & Expo Center. (more)


Politifact

Joe Biden starts ball rolling on using Defense Production Act

January 22, 2021

Entering office amid a pandemic that had already killed 400,000 Americans, President Joe Biden acted on his second day to start implementing a campaign promise to leverage the Defense Production Act to manufacture and distribute personal protective equipment. (more)


Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, Inc.

Black Caucus Weekly Meeting

January 21, 2021

Christianitytoday.com

Infectious Disease Expert on How the Church Can Help During COVID-19

January 16, 2021

Video: What churches need to know about the practical public health realities of coronavirus and how to safely and compassionately respond. (more)


The Wall Street Journal

Mask Makers Work With FEMA, Get Antitrust Protection

January 15, 2021

3M and Honeywell are among those meeting to coordinate production and distribution of N95 masks and other Covid-19 protective equipment. (more)


Bloomberg

Vaccine Frenzy Stokes Frustration as States Race to Scale Up

January 14, 2021

Americans rushing to get vaccinated against Covid-19 are encountering limited supplies, balky technology and communication failures, highlighting the challenges states face as they try to scale up and deliver shots to millions more people. (more)


National Minority Quality Forum

National Minority Quality Forum Webinar: COVID-19 Therapies

January 8, 2021

The list of therapeutic options to treat COVID-19 is growing and evolving rapidly, including both drugs approved by U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and drugs made available under FDA emergency use authorization. (more)


BePrepared.com

America Is Rising to Overcome the Challenges of 2021. Here’s How.

December 23, 2020

Predictions are in for 2021 and—surprise!—the experts just can’t seem to agree on how the year’s going to turn out. (more)


Healthcare IT News

Here are the major issues facing healthcare in 2021, according to PwC

December 16, 2020

Will a health system battered by the pandemic emerge stronger in the year ahead? (more)


Bloomberg Law

Getting PPE to Frontline Workers in Need Is a National Struggle

December 11, 2020

The U.S. likely is producing enough masks, gowns, and other personal protective equipment. The supplies just aren’t getting to all the health-care workers who need them. (more)


NBC News

Map: How far are you from where a Covid vaccine is expected to be administered?

December 11, 2020

As plans are made for inoculating the country against Covid-19, a central question to the endeavor is where will a person go to get vaccinated? (more)


Sherrod Brown U.S. Senator for Ohio

Brown Outlines Key Priorities for President-Elect Biden’s Covid-19 Response Team

December 8, 2020

Today, in a letter to incoming White House COVID-19 Coordinator Jeffrey Zients and nominee for U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) outlined a number of key priorities and actions the incoming administration should take as they oversee the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (more)


Crisis Response Journal

Supporting the medically fragile and socially vulnerable

December 1, 2020

Marcus T Coleman and Sarah Baker provide insights to help officials and community leaders lead their communities through crises and help to make sure that nobody is left behind. (more)


Stanley Black & Decker

Thank You to Our Global Nonprofit Partners Fighting COVID-19

December 1, 2020

Stanley Black & Decker has created a COVID-19 philanthropic outreach program to help our communities around the world combat the effects of the pandemic. (more)


NTD

America Is Talking (Nov. 18): Everything You Should Know About Mask Wearing; COVID and the Church

November 18, 2020

In this episode of America Is Talking, two health care professionals explain everything you should know about wearing masks. (more)


Fierce Pharma

Tested by a pandemic, pharma supply chain showed resilienceEpisode 116 : “Practical advice, meeting immediate needs, and locals in charge”

November 13, 2020

When the COVID-19 pandemic began to sweep across the U.S. this year, early fears of shortages of critical pharmaceutical supplies and life-saving drugs were quickly abated by a responsive and resilient supply chain. (more)


Drug Topics

ThoughtSpot 2020 Series: Episode 10: Supporting Marginalized Communities During Natural Disasters

October 29, 2020

For our first episode in the ThoughtSpot 2020 series, experts from AmerisourceBergen and Healthcare Ready discuss how to support marginalized communities amid pandemics and natural disasters. (more)


KHN

Pence Said Biden Copied Trump’s Pandemic Response Plan. Pants on Fire!

October 14, 2020

During last week’s vice presidential debate, moderator Susan Page, USA Today’s Washington bureau chief, asked Vice President Mike Pence about the U.S. COVID-19 death toll. (more)


Detriot Free Press

Mike Pence claims Joe Biden copied Donald Trump’s COVID-19 plan. That’s false.Episode 116 : “Practical advice, meeting immediate needs, and locals in charge”

October 13, 2020

During last week’s vice presidential debate, moderator Susan Page, USA Today’s Washington bureau chief, asked Vice President Mike Pence about the U.S. COVID-19 death toll. (more)


ktvl.com

Episode 116 : “Practical advice, meeting immediate needs, and locals in charge”

October 7, 2020

KTVL’s Trish Glose talks to the Executive Director of Healthcare Ready, Nicolette Louissaint. (more)


AP

Insider Q&A: Healthcare Ready director on disaster response

October 4, 2020

When natural disasters strike, quickly getting the right aid to people is difficult at best. Doing so amid the worst pandemic in a century increases that challenge dramatically. (more)


The Washington Post

Insider Q&A: Healthcare Ready director on disaster response

October 4, 2020

When natural disasters strike, quickly getting the right aid to people is difficult at best. Doing so amid the worst pandemic in a century increases that challenge dramatically. (more)


Pharmaceutical Commerce

Fresh perspectives on pandemic response

September 25, 2020

While still a “card-carrying pharmacologist” today, Dr. Nicolette Louissaint points out proudly, the trained chemical engineer, with an accomplished academic background in biological and molecular sciences, has always had a superseding draw to biomedical research in the context of finding solutions for broader populations. (more)


Tradeoffs Podcast

Biden and COVID-19

September 24, 2020

We ask the experts about former Vice President Joe Biden’s plans to combat COVID-19. (more)


In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt

How Will Covid-19 End? with Ed Yong

September 21, 2020

You do not want to miss this riveting conversation between Andy and The Atlantic’s Ed Yong, the journalist Andy thinks has done the best job writing about and analyzing the pandemic. (more)


The Root

The Root 100 2020

September 21, 2020

Pretty much everyone found out at the same time that we were living in a pandemic, but when it became evident that her expertise would be an asset, Nicolette Louissaint stepped up to help. (more)


The BMJ

Bringing drug production home: how the US is rebuilding the drug supply chain after covid-19

September 21, 2020

“The problem is simply that, across the world, we have sweatshop labor, we have pollution havens, we have tax havens, which have pulled our manufacturing offshore, particularly for pharmaceuticals,” US trade representative Peter Navarro told reporters earlier this month. (more)


ReliefWeb

COVID-19 Situation Report #25 – 17 September 2020

September 17, 2020

Project HOPE continues to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in countries around the world with ongoing and emerging outbreaks as well as those where HOPE has existing operations and global health programming. (more)


Project HOPE

Health Care Partners Honored for Extraordinary COVID-19 Response

September 16, 2020

In a year marked by unprecedented health crises and heroic responses, Project HOPE, a global health organization that places power in the hands of front-line health workers to save lives, is honoring partners with Global Health Awards. (more)


Humanitarian Disaster Institute

COVID-19 Response 6 Month Impact Report

September 15, 2020

The church never closed during Covid-19, and neither did Wheaton College’s Humanitarian Disaster Institute. (more)


Tradeoffs

All the President’s…Health Policies

September 15, 2020

This fall, the United States has a decision to make: four more years of Donald Trump or a new administration led by Joe Biden. (more)


Dragonfly

Wildfires in the Northwest

September 15, 2020

On September 11, FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available to the state of Oregon to supplement state, tribal and local response efforts to the emergency conditions in the area affected by wildfires beginning on Sept. 8, 2020, and continuing. (more)


California Chronic Care Coalition

Staying Prepared During Wildfires

September 11, 2020

Wildfires across the state have prompted evacuations, power outages, and concerns about the effects on health.  (more)


Healthcare Purchasing News

The healthcare supply chain before and in the midst of COVID-19

September 11, 2020

Mike Schiller, senior director of supply chains for the Association for Health Care Resource and Materials Management (AHRMM), discussed the past, present and future state of the healthcare supply chain during the COVID-19 pandemic in a post on the American Hospital Association (AHA) blog. (more)


Top Docs

Healthcare Ready

September 4, 2020

The latest edition of the Medical Association of Georgia’s (MAG) ‘Top Docs’ show addresses Healthcare Ready, which is a non-profit organization that focuses on strengthening the nation’s health care supply chain before, during and after natural disasters and disease pandemics – and it features the organization’s executive director and president, Nicolette A. Louissaint, PhD. (more)


National Geographic

There is a path out of America’s COVID-19 mess—if we choose to take it

August 27, 2020

What America wants is a way out. COVID-19 has killed 175,000 people in the United States, more than the number of Americans who died in every military conflict since the Korean War—combined. (more)


Supply Chain Dive

AstraZeneca taps contract manufacturer to scale vaccine production

August 26, 2020

AstraZeneca has enlisted Catalent Cell & Gene Therapy to produce the drug substance for an experimental coronavirus vaccine it is developing with the University of Oxford. (more)


Medium

It’s Okay to Be the Annoyingly Overcautious One

August 18, 2020

Safety guidelines seem to morph by the hour. Some measures, like masks, have taken on new urgency, but others that once seemed essential now feel less so. (more)


Bloomberg

Pharma Rivals Join to Fight a Common Foe

August 13, 2020

The introduction of Gilead Sciences Inc.’s remdesivir came as a relief in May as it was the first drug to offer hope for treating infections from the novel coronavirus. (more)


The Atlantic

How the Pandemic Defeated America

August 4, 2020

How did it come to this? A virus a thousand times smaller than a dust mote has humbled and humiliated the planet’s most powerful nation. (more)


The Islander News

Five hurricane preparation myths that are dangerous

Aug 3, 2020

Many myths exist on how to prepare for a storm, some have been handed down for generations, like taping windows to prevent hurricane winds from shattering them. Ever do that? (more)


Fortune

Experts weigh in on how to safely go to public parksThe Pandemic Experts Are Not Okay

August 3, 2020

Parks across the U.S. are seeing a surge in visitors as people try to find safe ways to enjoy the summer weather. (more)


Fortune

Health experts on how to run errands safely during the coronavirus

July 30, 2020

These days, it’s not your wallet you need to be worried about leaving at home—it’s your mask and hand sanitizer. (more)


The Alliance for Health Policy

The Invisible Backbone: Strengthening Supply Chain and Public Health Infrastructure

July 21, 2020

Pandemic responses require efficient flow of materials (like vaccines, supplies, and equipment), information, and workforce across the entire system. (more)


The Chronicle of Philanthropy

A Big Week of Giving to Racial Justice Causes

July 18, 2020

Good morning. Foundations are moving quickly to join the fight for racial justice, committing nearly half a billion dollars, while Black fundraisers are pushing their organizations to move forward with concrete equity actions. (more)


Bloomberg Businessweek

Saline Shortage Feared With Hurricane Season Threatening Production

July 16, 2020

Three years ago, when Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, it crippled Baxter International Inc.’s ability to manufacture saline solution, an essential hospital supply. (more)


Boston Herald

Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. and Stanley Black & Decker Donate to Healthcare Ready, Expanding Nonprofit’s Capacity to Strengthen and Prepare US Healthcare Supply Chain during COVID-19

July 15, 2020

Healthcare Ready, a nonprofit organization that strengthens healthcare supply chains through collaboration with public health and private sectors, today announced it has received $500,000 from Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. and $100,000 from Stanley Black & Decker to help expand its work to build and enhance the resiliency of communities before, during and after disasters. (more)


DMN Newswire

Healthcare Ready Receives Grants and Donations to Bolster COVID-19 Response

July 15, 2020

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Healthcare Ready today announced it has recently received financial contributions from the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP), The AmerisourceBergen Foundation, the Pharmaceutical Researchers and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) and the PhRMA Foundation to support its work responding to identified needs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (more)


Markets Insider

US WorldMeds Announces Partnership With FEMA And Healthcare Ready During Coronavirus Pandemic

July 9, 2020

A Kentucky-based company, has today announced their partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Healthcare Ready in bringing urgently needed opioid withdrawal medication to communities in need during the current coronavirus pandemic. (more)


The Atlantic

The Pandemic Experts Are Not Okay

July 7, 2020

Saskia popescu’s phone buzzes throughout the night, waking her up. It had already buzzed 99 times before I interviewed her at 9:15 a.m. ET last Monday. It buzzed three times during the first 15 minutes of our call. (more)


The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Coronavirus Diary: What Keeps a Disaster-Preparedness Leader Awake at Night

June 30, 2020

Read the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s article on Nicolette Louissaint, PhD, Executive Director of Healthcare Ready as she leads the organization’s COVID-19 response. (more)


The Black Chronicle

(BPRW) The Black Church in Action Against Racism and COVID-19: A Practical and Biblical Guide to Prophetic Ministry While Protecting Health

June 29, 2020

The Humanitarian Disaster Institute joins Healthcare Ready and World Impact to create free resource for church leaders advocating during COVID-19. (more)


AFRO

Humanitarian Disaster Institute Joins Healthcare Ready and World Impact to Create Free Resource for Church Leaders Advocating COVID-196 COVID-19 Precautions You Can Take While Protesting

June 29, 2020

As our country faces both a global pandemic and racial unrest, the importance of the Black Church as a catalyst for social change has never been greater. (more)


National Geographic

COVID-19 complicates an already dire wildfire season

June 26, 2020

In 2019 the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection—known simply as Cal Fire—responded to over 1,500 fires. In 2020, they’ve already seen more than 2,700. (more)


Wheaton College

Humanitarian Disaster Institute Partners with Healthcare Ready and World Impact on New Guide for Black Churches During COVID-196 COVID-19 Precautions You Can Take While Protesting

June 26, 2020

As our country faces both a global pandemic and racial unrest, the importance of the Black Church as a catalyst for social change has never been greater. (more)


WFYI INDIANAPOLIS

Is Indiana Ready For A Disaster During The Pandemic?6 COVID-19 Precautions You Can Take While Protesting

June 24, 2020

Flooding devastated homes and farms in Indiana last year. The ongoing effects of the pandemic could strain Indiana’s ability to respond to disasters like floods, tornadoes or extreme heat. (more)


Bloomberg Law

Trade, Red Tape Make U.S.-Produced Drugs a ‘Massive Undertaking’

June 22, 2020

The Trump administration’s effort to manufacture more medical products in the U.S. will take several federal agencies, years of jumping through regulatory hoops, and hundreds of millions of dollars, lawyers, lobbyists, and policy analysts say. (more)


Homeland Preparedness News

How are Americans fixed for future natural disasters and pandemics? A recent survey reveals how.

June 19, 2020

Healthcare Ready commissioned a survey that asked about American readiness for natural disasters and pandemics. HPN’s podcast with CEO Dr. Nicolette Louissaint reveals some of the highlights. (more)


Supply Chain Dive

Developing the coronavirus vaccine supply chain

June 16, 2020

Pharmas, non-profit organizations and suppliers prepare to handle a high volume of vaccines, but component shortages and scaling up manufacturing present challenges. (more)


Healthcare Packaging

Quotables and By the Numbers: Device Security, Supply Chain, and More

June 11, 2020

Fast facts in and around healthcare packaging. (more)


Business Wire

New National Disaster Preparedness Poll Reveals Americans are More Concerned, Less Prepared for Future Crises6 COVID-19 Precautions You Can Take While Protesting

June 10, 2020

Healthcare Ready, a national nonprofit organization focused on health preparedness and response, today released findings from its fifth annual “National Domestic Preparedness Survey,” revealing that participants’ concern about some disasters has increased significantly. (more)


The Mighty

6 COVID-19 Precautions You Can Take While Protesting

June 3, 2020

In the wake of more murders of Black people by the police, protesters have risen up across the United States, fighting police brutality and the white supremacist institutions that continue to cost black and brown lives. (more)


Healthcare Packaging

Healthcare Ready’s Reflections on National Unrest Amid COVID-19

June 3, 2020

In light of the nationwide protests spurred by the killings of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and so many others, we, at Healthcare Ready, feel it is important to address this issue head on. (more)


Modern Materials Handling

Supply chain disruptions and Covid-19

MAY 19, 2020

Recently, I taught my first full class in front of a computer instead of in front of my students. (more)


WURD Radio

Reality Check Radio Show

May 18, 2020

Executive Director of Healthcare Ready, Dr. Nicolette Louissaint, joined Charles for her weekly segment to discuss news and issues about the coronavirus. (more)


Homeland Preparedness News

Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense delves into preparedness, response for next pandemic

May 11, 2020

The United States’ preparedness and response capabilities have buckled under the stress of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and proactive work is needed to meet the next infectious disease before it strikes, said experts during the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense May 8 virtual meeting. (more)


The WasteWatcher

Healthcare Ready – What it Is and What it Does

MAY 4, 2020

Healthcare Ready, a non-governmental organization, “helps to strengthen healthcare supply chains through collaboration with public health and private sectors by addressing pressing issues before, during, and after disasters.” (more)


BLOOMBERG

Vaccines for Millions Ready This Year: The Impossible Dream?

MAY 1, 2020

The race is on to be the first developer of a coronavirus vaccine, with global drugmakers and the White House seeking to compress into just months a process that normally takes several years. Whether it can happen remains an enigma. (more)


Milken Institute

How We Emerge from This Pandemic Will Set the Course for Our Future

April 29, 2020

It is natural to think about recovery in the middle of a pandemic response as it takes our minds off of the tremendous uncertainty around us and gives us hope for a brighter future than today. (more)


KATC NEWS

Emergency operations center at UL helps out businesses

April 28, 2020

During the COVID-19 crisis, the Louisiana Business Emergency Operations Center has secured 2 million face masks for grocery store workers, and a large amount of hand sanitizer for distribution to health care personnel. (more)


WURD Radio

Reality Check Radio Show

April 20, 2020

Nicolette A. Louissaint, Ph.D, Executive Director of Healthcare Ready joined Charles Ellison of WURD Radio to discuss the latest on the coronavirus pandemic. (more)


WURD Radio

Reality Check Radio Show

April 13, 2020

Nicolette A. Louissaint, Ph.D, Executive Director of Healthcare Ready joined Charles Ellison of WURD Radio to discuss the latest on the coronavirus pandemic. (more)


Morning Consult

The Chance for Sustained Bipartisanship for Emergency Preparedness and Response

April 17, 2020

Public health is political. Disasters are political. These are truisms that those of us in the emergency management and public health preparedness spaces know well, even if we’re rarely engaging in political activities. (more)


PhRMA: The Catalyst

Securing the Health Care Supply Chain during COVID-19

April 14, 2020

As the outbreak of COVID-19 evolves in the United States and around the globe, both the private and public sectors are uniting to find solutions. (more)


WHUR-FM

African Americans and the COVID-19 Pandemic

April 13, 2020

Today…Dr. Anthony Fauci, leading member of The White House Coronavirus Task Force spoke about his conversation with members of The Black Caucus. The discussion was about the high rate of coronavirus infection and deaths among Africa-Americans. (more)


Specialty Pharmacy Continuum

COVID-19: 90-Day Refills May Strain Supply Chain

April 8, 2020

Across the country, pharmacies have been seeing a significant uptick in patients seeking to extend 30-day prescriptions to 90 days to ensure access to their medications amid the growing COVID-19 crisis. (more)


PR Newswire

Business Rountable Joins Forces with Project HOPE and Healthcare Ready to Deliver Protective Gear to America’s Frontline Health Workers

April 8, 2020

Today Business Roundtable, Project HOPE, and Healthcare Ready announced they have joined forces to deliver lifesaving protective gear and equipment to America’s frontline health workers. (more)


Business Wire

Crisis Pharmacy-Finding Tool Launches Nationally Amid COVID-19 Related Service Interruptions

April 6, 2020

In response to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic-related healthcare disruptions, Rx Open, an online resource for finding open pharmacies and dialysis facilities, has been activated nationwide by Healthcare Ready, a preparedness and response nonprofit working with public and private sectors to strengthen healthcare systems before, during, and after disasters. (more)


WURD Radio

Reality Check Radio Show

April 6, 2020

Nicolette A. Louissaint, Ph.D, Executive Director of Healthcare Ready joined Charles Ellison of WURD Radio to discuss the latest on the coronavirus pandemic. (more)


Modern Healthcare

Amid coronavirus pandemic, black mistrust of medicine loomsNicolette Louissaint on Health Care Preparedness and COVID-19 Response

April 5, 2020

Just as the new coronavirus was declared a global pandemic, gym members in New York City frantically called the fitness center where Rahmell Peebles worked, asking him to freeze their memberships. (more)


Washington Journal C-Span

Nicolette Louissaint on Health Care Preparedness and COVID-19 Response

April 5, 2020

Nicolette Louissaint, Healthcare Ready executive director, talked about her organization’s efforts to meet the needs of patients during outbreaks such as the coronavirus. (more)


WURD Radio

Reality Check Radio Show

March 30, 2020

Nicolette A. Louissaint, Ph.D, Executive Director of Healthcare Ready joined Charles Ellison of WURD Radio to discuss the latest on the coronavirus pandemic. (more)


Business Wire

The AmerisourceBergen Foundation Commits Global Support to Aid Communities, Individuals and Associates Impacted by COVID-19

March 27, 2020

The AmerisourceBergen Foundation, a not-for-profit charitable giving organization focused on supporting health-related causes that enrich the global community, has committed $1 million to support communities, individuals and nonprofits impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19). (more)


Center for Disaster Philanthropy

$1 Million in First Round Grants from CDP COVID-19 Response Fund

March 25, 2020

The potent spread of COVID-19 in the United States is prompting corporations and individuals alike to give generously to our CDP COVID-19 Response Fund. And the unique character of the pandemic, a disaster by definition that is not localized, is demonstrating the distinct strength of our organization. (more)


Bloomberg

Hospitals Stockpile Drug Trump Says Could Treat COVID-19

March 20, 2020

Hospitals have been rushing to stockpile a decades-old antimalarial drug touted by President Donald Trump and others as a treatment for the new coronavirus. (more)


Los Angeles Sentinel

NAACP Hosts Emergency Coronavirus Tele-Town Hall

March 19, 2020

With each passing day, concerns of the present pandemic (COVID-19) have been rising rapidly. On March 15, 2020, NAACP hosted an emergency tele-town hall to address how the virus has been affecting our underserved communities. (more)


NAACP

NAACP Tele Town Hall Draws Over 21,000 as Communities Grapple with the Impact of Global Coronavirus Pandemic

March 16, 2020

The NAACP hosted an emergency tele town hall on the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic with several special guests including U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams. (more)


Morning Consult

Looking Beyond Supply Chains to Assess Health System’s Response to Outbreaks

March 3, 2020

Whenever there is a global health emergency, those of us who live and breathe disaster preparedness are asked a lot of questions about health supply chains and their connection to health care operations. (more)


Associated Press News

US reports first drug shortage tied to virus outbreak 

February 28, 2020

Health officials reported the first U.S. drug shortage tied to the viral outbreak that is disrupting production in China, but they declined to identify the manufacturer or the product. (more)


The Root

Preparing for Outbreaks Like Coronavirus Is Always Difficult. For Marginilized Communities, It’s Crucial

February 27, 2020

In the last few days, there have been a number of shifts in the current COVID-19 outbreak that have put the world on even greater alert and made the declaration of a pandemic almost inevitable. (more)


Marketplace

Prescription drug supply could be hit by COVID-19

February 26, 2020

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Americans Tuesday that it’s not a question of if the coronavirus starts spreading in the U.S., but a question of when. (more)


WURD Radio

Reality Check Radio Show by WURD Radio

February 26, 2020

Nicolette A. Louissaint, Ph.D, Executive Director of Healthcare Ready joined Charles Ellison of WURD Radio to discuss the coronavirus and emergency preparedness on his show ‘Reality Check”. (more)


Drug Topics

Top 5 Things to Know About COVID-19

February 21, 2020

The FDA is carefully tracking shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as surgical masks, as well as pharmaceutical raw materials from China due to the novel coronavirus. (more)


Tradeoffs Podcast

“Episode 10: In Short Supply”

February 19, 2020

Shortages of basic medical supplies have become a familiar pattern for hospitals around the U.S. What causes them? And how can we prevent them? (more)


The Verge

Trump administration wants to cut funding from public health preparedness programs

February 11, 2020

As the US health care system watches the ongoing coronavirus epidemic in China and braces for a potential local outbreak, President Trump is looking to cut funding for public health preparedness programs. (more)


Pharmacy Practice News

Will U.S. Drug Supply Be One More Novel Coronavirus Casualty?

February 6, 2020

As the growing scale of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in China becomes more apparent, the effects on the drug supply chain remain hazy. (more)


Modern Healthcare

Water damage at Atlanta hospital to limit operation for months

December 19, 2019

Damage from an unexpected pipe burst is forcing Atlanta’s largest hospital, Grady Memorial, to limit surgeries and care for at least two months, and neighboring hospitals are feeling the strain. (more)


Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Hurricane Dorian and Disaster Response in the Face of Constant Threats

December 4, 2019

Emergency managers across the United States brace themselves for the intense months of August through November. (more)


National Journal

Hospitals Prepare for Disasters With Limited Fed Dollars

November 5, 2019

Experts want Congress to boost emergency-preparedness funding for health care systems, which has been halved over the last two decades. (more)


Modern Healthcare

California Hospitals Adjust To A New Normal As Fires Rage

November 2, 2019

California hospitals and their surrounding communities are coping with a new reality of intermittent power outages and evacuations amid more freque… (more)


The Hill

Climate change: Communities hold the key to disaster preparedness

June 26, 2019

As climate change causes increasingly frequent and disastrous events, we must be more prepared than ever to face a crisis. A recent poll found t… (more)


Government Technology

Readiness Survey Suggests More People Are Concerned About Disasters

June 5, 2019

In an interview with Jim McKay from Government Technology, Healthcare Ready Executive Director, Nicolette Louissaint recaps the findings from Healt… (more)


Supply Chain Dive

In disaster response, health supply chain egos melt away

June 4, 2019

Two years after Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, the pharmaceutical industry reflects on the coordination efforts across reponse agencies to resotre and… (more)


Modern Healthcare

U.S. disaster preparedness slows, illustrating fragile healthcare safety net

May 8, 2019

The U.S. is better equipped than in the past to manage health emergencies, but progress slowed last year as regional inequities in preparedness per… (more)


Uptown

Tackling the Needs of Vulnerable Populations Across Urban and Rural Communities

March 8, 2019

Different community needs necessitate different plans to support those communities after a crisis. (more)


Uptown

What Is a ‘Vulnerable Population’ and What Do They Need?

February 18, 2019

As we explore the definition and needs of “vulnerable populations,” it’s important to first examine the concept of vulnerability and the factors th… (more)


RealClear Health

Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going: Disaster Response

January 14, 2019

After two years of intense hurricane seasons, active wildfires, and the worst flu season in decades, it’s safe to say that the resources of the eme… (more)


UPTOWN Magazine

The Varying Levels of Vulnerability in the Face of Disaster

December 26, 2018

By defining what it means to be a vulnerable population or individual, we can better assess their needs for support. As we close out a year filled … (more)


Emergency Management

Hurricanes Florence, Michael Raise the Issue of Public Health During Disaster

October 17, 2018

An editorial in North Carolina’s Fayetteville Observer began by saying, “Hurricane Florence turned the Cape Fear River into more of an open sewer t… (more)


Huffington Post

Hurricane Maria’s Effect On The Health Care Industry Is Threatening Lives Across The U.S.

September 20, 2018

A year after the storm hit Puerto Rico, IV saline bags — a bedrock of medical care — are still hard to find. (more)


The Hill

What Puerto Rico’s death toll really tells us

September 7, 2018

The recently released report from the Milken Institute is perhaps the strongest rebuke to date on the impact of Hurricane Maria during the 2017 hur… (more)


UPTOWN Magazine

Grabbing a Seat at the Table: Women of Color in Emergency Management

August 20, 2018

If you’re a young woman trying to forge a path in an industry dominated by men, it’s likely you’ve encountered many challenges to your success alon… (more)


International Hospitals and Healthcare Review

Interview with International Hospitals and Healthcare Review

August 1, 2018

US-based organisation Healthcare Ready works to ensure patients have access to medicine and healthcare during disease outbreaks. Dr Nicolette Louis… (more)


Modern Healthcare

FEMA’s unpreparedness hurt providers in 2017 hurricane season

July 16, 2018

The Federal Emergency Management Agency was acutely unprepared for the unprecedented 2017 hurricane season, leaving many providers in Puerto Rico, … (more)


The Hill

In times of disaster, patients expect government to step up to meet their needs

July 9, 2018

Recent news of the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Nipah virus outbreak in India have reminded the world of threat… (more)


Emergency Management

Survey Respondents Say a Disaster Is Imminent in the Next Five Years

June 21, 2018

A national survey of more than 1,127 adults found that slightly more than half (51 percent) believed it was very likely or somewhat likely that a d… (more)


STAT News

Congress needs to back legislation supporting disaster preparedness

June 15, 2018

The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations has been holding hearings on the current state of U.S. public health bioprepar… (more)


International Hospitals & Healthcare Review

Patients worried about natural disasters and healthcare

June 5, 2018

Healthcare Ready, which works to strengthen healthcare through public-private collaboration and addressing pressing issues before, during and after… (more)


Storm surge: After Irma, Harvey and Maria, providers prep for a new hurricane season

June 4, 2018

Healthcare Ready executive director Nicolette Louissaint was featured in a Modern Healthcare piece about how healthcare providers are preparing for… (more)


The Hill

One month out from 2018 hurricane season — are we prepared?

May 12, 2018

The catastrophic 2017 hurricane season left a decade’s worth of recovery efforts in its wake. And while many groups remain focused on recovery, eme… (more)


UPTOWN Magazine

The Biggest Threat to Vulnerable Populations: Short Attention Spans

April 26, 2018

As someone with Caribbean roots, I grew wise early on to the destructive power of hurricanes and the threat they posed to my family on the islands. (more)


Pharmacy Today

Pharmacy needs after a natural disaster

April 6, 2018

Five days after Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico on September, 20, 2017, only about 29% of pharmacies reporting to Healthcare Ready sai… (more)


Uptown Magazine

Let’s Avoid a Global Pandemic: It’s Time to Reconsider Our Approach to Flu.

March 22, 2018

As the flu season slows, now is a good time to reflect on what we saw and what we can learn. (more)


The Hill

Healthcare Ready | Are we doing enough to protect the health care supply chain?

March 20, 2018

As one of the worst on record, and only just peaking, this year’s flu season has garnered significant media attention. (more)


The New York Times

Healthcare Ready | Healthcare Ready Partners with Google to Help Improve Future Disaster Response Efforts

February 27, 2018

Healthcare Ready, a nonprofit focused on improving the resiliency of healthcare systems to better meet health needs amid disaster, today announced … (more)


CBS News

Why so many medicines are in short supply months after Hurricane Maria

February12, 2018

The nation’s health care system is still reeling from Hurricane Maria five months after the killer storm hit. Along with Puerto Rico’s electrical g… (more)


Domestic Preparedness

New Emergency Rule: Challenge for Some, Good for All

February 7, 2018

Although most people outside healthcare have little awareness of the rule or its requirements, there are good reasons everyone should understand, a… (more)


Drug Topics

Pharma Supply Chain, Industry Still Recovering from Hurricane Maria

January 29, 2018

The shock waves from Hurricane Maria, which barreled into Puerto Rico in September 2017, are still shaking the pharmaceutical supply chain. Puerto … (more)


Climate Control Magazine

‘The Last Mile’

December 20, 2017

Dr Nicolette Louissaint, President of Healthcare Ready, spoke exclusively to Hannah Jo Uy of Climate Control Middle East about the organisation’s m… (more)


Orlando Sentinel

Puerto Rico health care under ‘unimaginable’ stress after Hurricane Maria

December 20, 2017

As Puerto Rico struggles three months after Hurricane Maria, challenges to restore residents’ health and provide medical coverage are widespread. T… (more)


Home Care

The Emergency Preparedness Rule

November 29, 2017

For many health care facilities along the Gulf Coast of the United States, and those in Puerto Rico, the 2017 hurricane season proved to be a “wors… (more)


USA Today

Hurricane Maria halts crucial drug manufacturing in Puerto Rico, may spur shortages

September 22, 2017

The devastation wreaked by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico brought the island’s major pharmaceuticals sector to a screeching halt, as drug companies… (more)


Stat News

Mobile dialysis could save lives in a disaster. But is there a cost to safety?

September 21, 2017

The calls started coming in the days after Hurricane Sandy. Flooded dialysis centers had shuttered across New York and New Jersey. Some patients an… (more)


Huffington Post

How Houston Can Become Stronger After Hurricane Harvey

September 19, 2017

Now that hurricanes Harvey and Irma have subsided, cities in Texas and Florida are grappling with public health emergencies in the form of a toxic … (more)


NBC Washington

How is Healthcare Ready helping? NBC spotlights our work.

September 10, 2017

How is Healthcare Ready helping? NBC spotlights our work. (more)


Pharmaceutical Commerce

What you aren’t hearing about Hurricanes Harvey and Irma

September 8, 2017

One of the unexpected—and troubling—news items that came out after Hurricane Katrina clobbered New Orleans in 2005 was the sudden absence of needed… (more)


Pharmacy Today

Disaster Strikes! Are You Ready to Help Your Community?

August 16, 2017

Twenty-five years ago, Hurricane Andrew cut a swath of destruction through south Florida, leveling homes and turning entire neighborhoods into rubble. (more)


US News and World Report

More disasters and disease are headed our way – Will Congress keep us funded and ready?

August 1, 2017

Hurricanes. Zika outbreaks. Wildfires. Flooding. The opioid epidemic. It’s not your imagination, the United States continues to experience disaster… (more)


Morning Consult

We Need to Honor the Public’s Call for Preparedness

July 24, 2017

National polls demonstrate that natural disasters are the event Americans are most worried will impact their community, and by a far margin. Americ… (more)


Domestic Preparedness

Resilient Communities – More Than Just “Grit”

May 16, 2017

The upcoming hurricane season and recent reports of disease outbreaks – domestically and abroad – serve as reminders that there are several threats… (more)


Domestic Preparedness

Building Community Resilience Through Health Equity

April 5, 2017

In the past few years, the public health field has moved to account for the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age that pos… (more)


RealClear Health

Disaster Relief Depends on Secure Supply Chains

March 30, 2017

A FedEx warehouse might save your life. When hurricanes are approaching, FedEx allows the Red Cross to stock emergency supplies in its warehouses. … (more)


The Hill

Renew our leadership’s commitment to protecting Americans from outbreaks

March 28, 2017

The future of the Affordable Care Act. The immigration ban. Continued protests. Battles with the media. Every day brings new challenges for the Tru… (more)


Morning Consult

To Bolster National Security, Don’t Cut Scientific Research

March 24, 2017

President Donald Trump’s proposed budget is essentially a policy document, outlining the policy priorities of the administration and their plan to … (more)


Morning Consult

The Key to Medicine Resilience Is Continued Access for All Americans

February 2, 2017

A critical foundational element of any effective health care system is ensuring access to proper care. However, this is something many take for gra… (more)


The Hill

Collaboration Needed for Inauguration Emergency Planning and Beyond

January 19, 2017

Friday’s inauguration, related events and protests will bring millions of people to D.C., which will inevitably cause several disruptions around th… (more)


Palm Beach Post

Zika, Hurricane Season A Dual Threat

September 12, 2016

As Florida cleans up the aftermath of Hurricane Hermine, public health officials are faced with the tough question of whether they have the capabil… (more)


Home Healthcare News

Final CMS Emergency Prep Rule Hits Home Health

September 9, 2016

Under a new final rule, home health agencies and other Medicare-certified providers will be required to meet emergency preparedness standards—or fa… (more)


The New York Times

Health Care Providers Scramble to Meet New Disaster Readiness Rule

September 9, 2016

An estimated 72,315 American health care providers and suppliers–from hospitals and nursing homes to dialysis facilities and care homes for those … (more)


ComForCare

Are You Prepared for an Emergency? How to Help Yourself and Aging Loved Ones

September 6, 2016

The Louisiana floods in August of 2016 destroyed more than 60,000 homes and forced more than 15,000 people into shelters at the height of the disas… (more)


Emergency Management and Response ISAC InfoGram

Healthcare Ready Helps Medical Supply Chain

September 1, 2016

The one time when it is critical for healthcare facilities to have a strong supply chain is during and after a disaster, but that’s when it’s often… (more)


Global Alliance for Patient Access

What are the Critical International Barriers to Patient Access?

August 25, 2016

Healthy lives and well-being for all are among the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals for 2030. The U.N. calls for “access to quality es… (more)


Provider Magazine

Elderly Evacuation During Natural Disaster A Major Concern, Poll Finds

August 5, 2016

Thirty percent of Americans do not feel comfortable that their elderly relatives will be safely evacuated during a natural disaster, a recent Healt… (more)


National Lieutenant Governors Association

NLGA Passes Resolution In Support Of Healthcare Ready

July 28, 2016

National Lieutenant Governors Association – Resolution In Support Of Healthcare Ready (more)


DomPrep Journal

DomPrep Journal – Challenges

July 27, 2016

The probability of certain public health threats, the costs and funding related to such threats, and the “silo” effect of the public health sector … (more)


Domestic Preparedness

Bringing Public Health Preparedness Into the 21st Century

July 12, 2016

The probability of certain public health threats, the costs and funding related to such threats, and the “silo” effect of the public health sector … (more)


Modern Healthcare

Complexity of healthcare requires a new approach to disaster preparedness

June 14, 2016

Every year, the start of summer begins with a familiar refrain predicting the severity of the upcoming hurricane season. This year, forecasters say… (more)


The Times-Picayune

More than terrorism or global pandemic, we fear natural disasters

June 2, 2016

Two days into the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season, a new survey shows that U.S. residents fear natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, floo… (more)


Fierce Healthcare

Americans ill-prepared for health issues following natural disasters

June 2, 2016

Americans are ill-prepared to handle health conditions in the event of a natural disaster, according to a new survey commissioned by Healthcare Rea… (more)


Pharmaceutical Commerce

Strengthening healthcare and pharmaceutical supply chains is critical for healthcare resiliency

May 6, 2016

One of the many lessons learned from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 was the existence of catastrophic gaps in protecting patients’ ac… (more)


NBC News

Americans Are Buying Up Insect Repellent Amid Zika Worries

March 23, 2016

Zika headlines have Americans freaked out about mosquito bites, and that’s good news for companies that make bug repellent. Shoppers are stocking … (more)


US News and World Report

The Zika Test

February 9, 2016

Reports of the Zika virus outbreak throughout Brazil and the Centers for Disease Control’s warning for pregnant women not to travel to the area rei… (more)



Real Simple Magazine

What You Need to Know About the Zika Virus

January 20, 2016

The facts on the mosquito-borne disease that has the CDC urging some travelers to reconsider their vacations. (more)


The Hill

Preparing for the next hurricane isn’t enough

October 16, 2015

As South Carolina recovers from the tremendous flooding and damage from Hurricane Joaquin, one of the considerations will be how we could have been… (more)


Pharmacy Times

Hurricane Joaquin: Help Prepared for Pharmacies

October 2, 2015

As Hurricane Joaquin blasts the Bahamas, many have feared that the storm would travel north to the East Coast. Although a landfall on US ground i… (more)


PhRMA Conversations

How can we learn from previous disasters to plan for future ones as a community?

September 30, 2015

The idea that someday everything you love could be threatened, you may have to evacuate, may even lose your home is understandably something we’d a… (more)


Morning Consult

Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned Have Become Lessons Lost

August 24, 2015

Ten years ago, the entire country was horrified by the devastation wrought by complacency. Hurricane Katrina demonstrated just how interdependent o… (more)


American Pharmacists Association

Pharmacists and Infectious Disease

July 17, 2015

Zika virus is a mosquito-transmitted virus that generally causes no symptoms or mild illness, but is associated with microcephaly in infants whose … (more)


News On 6 Oklahoma’s Own

Medical Minute: Disaster Plan For Prescriptions

April 2, 2015

Medical Minute: Disaster Plan For Prescriptions (more)


Huffington Post

Drugstores Struggle To Fill Prescriptions In Areas Hard-Hit By Hurricane Sandy

November 1, 2012

Hundreds of drugstores across New York and New Jersey remain closed in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy as pharmacists, corporate chains, independe… (more)

Morning Consult

Looking Beyond Supply Chains to Assess Health System’s Response to Outbreaks

March 3, 2020

Whenever there is a global health emergency, those of us who live and breathe disaster preparedness are asked a lot of questions about health supply chains and their connection to health care operations. (more)


Associated Press News

US reports first drug shortage tied to virus outbreak 

February 28, 2020

Health officials reported the first U.S. drug shortage tied to the viral outbreak that is disrupting production in China, but they declined to identify the manufacturer or the product. (more)


The Root

Preparing for Outbreaks Like Coronavirus Is Always Difficult. For Marginilized Communities, It’s Crucial

February 27, 2020

In the last few days, there have been a number of shifts in the current COVID-19 outbreak that have put the world on even greater alert and made the declaration of a pandemic almost inevitable. (more)


Marketplace

Prescription drug supply could be hit by COVID-19

February 26, 2020

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Americans Tuesday that it’s not a question of if the coronavirus starts spreading in the U.S., but a question of when. (more)


WURD Radio

Reality Check Radio Show by WURD Radio

February 26, 2020

Nicolette A. Louissaint, Ph.D, Executive Director of Healthcare Ready joined Charles Ellison of WURD Radio to discuss the coronavirus and emergency preparedness on his show ‘Reality Check”. (more)


Drug Topics

Top 5 Things to Know About COVID-19

February 21, 2020

The FDA is carefully tracking shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as surgical masks, as well as pharmaceutical raw materials from China due to the novel coronavirus. (more)


Tradeoffs Podcast

“Episode 10: In Short Supply”

February 19, 2020

Shortages of basic medical supplies have become a familiar pattern for hospitals around the U.S. What causes them? And how can we prevent them? (more)


The Verge

Trump administration wants to cut funding from public health preparedness programs

February 11, 2020

As the US health care system watches the ongoing coronavirus epidemic in China and braces for a potential local outbreak, President Trump is looking to cut funding for public health preparedness programs. (more)


Pharmacy Practice News

Will U.S. Drug Supply Be One More Novel Coronavirus Casualty?

February 6, 2020

As the growing scale of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in China becomes more apparent, the effects on the drug supply chain remain hazy. (more)


Modern Healthcare

Water damage at Atlanta hospital to limit operation for months

December 19, 2019

Damage from an unexpected pipe burst is forcing Atlanta’s largest hospital, Grady Memorial, to limit surgeries and care for at least two months, and neighboring hospitals are feeling the strain. (more)


Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Hurricane Dorian and Disaster Response in the Face of Constant Threats

December 4, 2019

Emergency managers across the United States brace themselves for the intense months of August through November. (more)


National Journal

Hospitals Prepare for Disasters With Limited Fed Dollars

November 5, 2019

Experts want Congress to boost emergency-preparedness funding for health care systems, which has been halved over the last two decades. (more)


Modern Healthcare

California Hospitals Adjust To A New Normal As Fires Rage

November 2, 2019

California hospitals and their surrounding communities are coping with a new reality of intermittent power outages and evacuations amid more freque… (more)


The Hill

Climate change: Communities hold the key to disaster preparedness

June 26, 2019

As climate change causes increasingly frequent and disastrous events, we must be more prepared than ever to face a crisis. A recent poll found t… (more)


Government Technology

Readiness Survey Suggests More People Are Concerned About Disasters

June 5, 2019

In an interview with Jim McKay from Government Technology, Healthcare Ready Executive Director, Nicolette Louissaint recaps the findings from Healt… (more)


Supply Chain Dive

In disaster response, health supply chain egos melt away

June 4, 2019

Two years after Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, the pharmaceutical industry reflects on the coordination efforts across reponse agencies to resotre and… (more)


Modern Healthcare

U.S. disaster preparedness slows, illustrating fragile healthcare safety net

May 8, 2019

The U.S. is better equipped than in the past to manage health emergencies, but progress slowed last year as regional inequities in preparedness per… (more)


Uptown

Tackling the Needs of Vulnerable Populations Across Urban and Rural Communities

March 8, 2019

Different community needs necessitate different plans to support those communities after a crisis. (more)


Uptown

What Is a ‘Vulnerable Population’ and What Do They Need?

February 18, 2019

As we explore the definition and needs of “vulnerable populations,” it’s important to first examine the concept of vulnerability and the factors th… (more)


RealClear Health

Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going: Disaster Response

January 14, 2019

After two years of intense hurricane seasons, active wildfires, and the worst flu season in decades, it’s safe to say that the resources of the eme… (more)


UPTOWN Magazine

The Varying Levels of Vulnerability in the Face of Disaster

December 26, 2018

By defining what it means to be a vulnerable population or individual, we can better assess their needs for support. As we close out a year filled … (more)


Emergency Management

Hurricanes Florence, Michael Raise the Issue of Public Health During Disaster

October 17, 2018

An editorial in North Carolina’s Fayetteville Observer began by saying, “Hurricane Florence turned the Cape Fear River into more of an open sewer t… (more)


Huffington Post

Hurricane Maria’s Effect On The Health Care Industry Is Threatening Lives Across The U.S.

September 20, 2018

A year after the storm hit Puerto Rico, IV saline bags — a bedrock of medical care — are still hard to find. (more)


The Hill

What Puerto Rico’s death toll really tells us

September 7, 2018

The recently released report from the Milken Institute is perhaps the strongest rebuke to date on the impact of Hurricane Maria during the 2017 hur… (more)


UPTOWN Magazine

Grabbing a Seat at the Table: Women of Color in Emergency Management

August 20, 2018

If you’re a young woman trying to forge a path in an industry dominated by men, it’s likely you’ve encountered many challenges to your success alon… (more)


International Hospitals and Healthcare Review

Interview with International Hospitals and Healthcare Review

August 1, 2018

US-based organisation Healthcare Ready works to ensure patients have access to medicine and healthcare during disease outbreaks. Dr Nicolette Louis… (more)


Modern Healthcare

FEMA’s unpreparedness hurt providers in 2017 hurricane season

July 16, 2018

The Federal Emergency Management Agency was acutely unprepared for the unprecedented 2017 hurricane season, leaving many providers in Puerto Rico, … (more)


The Hill

In times of disaster, patients expect government to step up to meet their needs

July 9, 2018

Recent news of the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Nipah virus outbreak in India have reminded the world of threat… (more)


Emergency Management

Survey Respondents Say a Disaster Is Imminent in the Next Five Years

June 21, 2018

A national survey of more than 1,127 adults found that slightly more than half (51 percent) believed it was very likely or somewhat likely that a d… (more)


STAT News

Congress needs to back legislation supporting disaster preparedness

June 15, 2018

The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations has been holding hearings on the current state of U.S. public health bioprepar… (more)


International Hospitals & Healthcare Review

Patients worried about natural disasters and healthcare

June 5, 2018

Healthcare Ready, which works to strengthen healthcare through public-private collaboration and addressing pressing issues before, during and after… (more)


Storm surge: After Irma, Harvey and Maria, providers prep for a new hurricane season

June 4, 2018

Healthcare Ready executive director Nicolette Louissaint was featured in a Modern Healthcare piece about how healthcare providers are preparing for… (more)


The Hill

One month out from 2018 hurricane season — are we prepared?

May 12, 2018

The catastrophic 2017 hurricane season left a decade’s worth of recovery efforts in its wake. And while many groups remain focused on recovery, eme… (more)


UPTOWN Magazine

The Biggest Threat to Vulnerable Populations: Short Attention Spans

April 26, 2018

As someone with Caribbean roots, I grew wise early on to the destructive power of hurricanes and the threat they posed to my family on the islands. (more)


Pharmacy Today

Pharmacy needs after a natural disaster

April 6, 2018

Five days after Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico on September, 20, 2017, only about 29% of pharmacies reporting to Healthcare Ready sai… (more)


Uptown Magazine

Let’s Avoid a Global Pandemic: It’s Time to Reconsider Our Approach to Flu.

March 22, 2018

As the flu season slows, now is a good time to reflect on what we saw and what we can learn. (more)


The Hill

Healthcare Ready | Are we doing enough to protect the health care supply chain?

March 20, 2018

As one of the worst on record, and only just peaking, this year’s flu season has garnered significant media attention. (more)


The New York Times

Healthcare Ready | Healthcare Ready Partners with Google to Help Improve Future Disaster Response Efforts

February 27, 2018

Healthcare Ready, a nonprofit focused on improving the resiliency of healthcare systems to better meet health needs amid disaster, today announced … (more)


CBS News

Why so many medicines are in short supply months after Hurricane Maria

February12, 2018

The nation’s health care system is still reeling from Hurricane Maria five months after the killer storm hit. Along with Puerto Rico’s electrical g… (more)


Domestic Preparedness

New Emergency Rule: Challenge for Some, Good for All

February 7, 2018

Although most people outside healthcare have little awareness of the rule or its requirements, there are good reasons everyone should understand, a… (more)


Drug Topics

Pharma Supply Chain, Industry Still Recovering from Hurricane Maria

January 29, 2018

The shock waves from Hurricane Maria, which barreled into Puerto Rico in September 2017, are still shaking the pharmaceutical supply chain. Puerto … (more)


Climate Control Magazine

‘The Last Mile’

December 20, 2017

Dr Nicolette Louissaint, President of Healthcare Ready, spoke exclusively to Hannah Jo Uy of Climate Control Middle East about the organisation’s m… (more)


Orlando Sentinel

Puerto Rico health care under ‘unimaginable’ stress after Hurricane Maria

December 20, 2017

As Puerto Rico struggles three months after Hurricane Maria, challenges to restore residents’ health and provide medical coverage are widespread. T… (more)


Home Care

The Emergency Preparedness Rule

November 29, 2017

For many health care facilities along the Gulf Coast of the United States, and those in Puerto Rico, the 2017 hurricane season proved to be a “wors… (more)


USA Today

Hurricane Maria halts crucial drug manufacturing in Puerto Rico, may spur shortages

September 22, 2017

The devastation wreaked by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico brought the island’s major pharmaceuticals sector to a screeching halt, as drug companies… (more)


Stat News

Mobile dialysis could save lives in a disaster. But is there a cost to safety?

September 21, 2017

The calls started coming in the days after Hurricane Sandy. Flooded dialysis centers had shuttered across New York and New Jersey. Some patients an… (more)


Huffington Post

How Houston Can Become Stronger After Hurricane Harvey

September 19, 2017

Now that hurricanes Harvey and Irma have subsided, cities in Texas and Florida are grappling with public health emergencies in the form of a toxic … (more)


NBC Washington

How is Healthcare Ready helping? NBC spotlights our work.

September 10, 2017

How is Healthcare Ready helping? NBC spotlights our work. (more)


Pharmaceutical Commerce

What you aren’t hearing about Hurricanes Harvey and Irma

September 8, 2017

One of the unexpected—and troubling—news items that came out after Hurricane Katrina clobbered New Orleans in 2005 was the sudden absence of needed… (more)


Pharmacy Today

Disaster Strikes! Are You Ready to Help Your Community?

August 16, 2017

Twenty-five years ago, Hurricane Andrew cut a swath of destruction through south Florida, leveling homes and turning entire neighborhoods into rubble. (more)


US News and World Report

More disasters and disease are headed our way – Will Congress keep us funded and ready?

August 1, 2017

Hurricanes. Zika outbreaks. Wildfires. Flooding. The opioid epidemic. It’s not your imagination, the United States continues to experience disaster… (more)


Morning Consult

We Need to Honor the Public’s Call for Preparedness

July 24, 2017

National polls demonstrate that natural disasters are the event Americans are most worried will impact their community, and by a far margin. Americ… (more)


Domestic Preparedness

Resilient Communities – More Than Just “Grit”

May 16, 2017

The upcoming hurricane season and recent reports of disease outbreaks – domestically and abroad – serve as reminders that there are several threats… (more)


Domestic Preparedness

Building Community Resilience Through Health Equity

April 5, 2017

In the past few years, the public health field has moved to account for the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age that pos… (more)


RealClear Health

Disaster Relief Depends on Secure Supply Chains

March 30, 2017

A FedEx warehouse might save your life. When hurricanes are approaching, FedEx allows the Red Cross to stock emergency supplies in its warehouses. … (more)


The Hill

Renew our leadership’s commitment to protecting Americans from outbreaks

March 28, 2017

The future of the Affordable Care Act. The immigration ban. Continued protests. Battles with the media. Every day brings new challenges for the Tru… (more)


Morning Consult

To Bolster National Security, Don’t Cut Scientific Research

March 24, 2017

President Donald Trump’s proposed budget is essentially a policy document, outlining the policy priorities of the administration and their plan to … (more)


Morning Consult

The Key to Medicine Resilience Is Continued Access for All Americans

February 2, 2017

A critical foundational element of any effective health care system is ensuring access to proper care. However, this is something many take for gra… (more)


The Hill

Collaboration Needed for Inauguration Emergency Planning and Beyond

January 19, 2017

Friday’s inauguration, related events and protests will bring millions of people to D.C., which will inevitably cause several disruptions around th… (more)


Palm Beach Post

Zika, Hurricane Season A Dual Threat

September 12, 2016

As Florida cleans up the aftermath of Hurricane Hermine, public health officials are faced with the tough question of whether they have the capabil… (more)


Home Healthcare News

Final CMS Emergency Prep Rule Hits Home Health

September 9, 2016

Under a new final rule, home health agencies and other Medicare-certified providers will be required to meet emergency preparedness standards—or fa… (more)


The New York Times

Health Care Providers Scramble to Meet New Disaster Readiness Rule

September 9, 2016

An estimated 72,315 American health care providers and suppliers–from hospitals and nursing homes to dialysis facilities and care homes for those … (more)


ComForCare

Are You Prepared for an Emergency? How to Help Yourself and Aging Loved Ones

September 6, 2016

The Louisiana floods in August of 2016 destroyed more than 60,000 homes and forced more than 15,000 people into shelters at the height of the disas… (more)


Emergency Management and Response ISAC InfoGram

Healthcare Ready Helps Medical Supply Chain

September 1, 2016

The one time when it is critical for healthcare facilities to have a strong supply chain is during and after a disaster, but that’s when it’s often… (more)


Global Alliance for Patient Access

What are the Critical International Barriers to Patient Access?

August 25, 2016

Healthy lives and well-being for all are among the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals for 2030. The U.N. calls for “access to quality es… (more)


Provider Magazine

Elderly Evacuation During Natural Disaster A Major Concern, Poll Finds

August 5, 2016

Thirty percent of Americans do not feel comfortable that their elderly relatives will be safely evacuated during a natural disaster, a recent Healt… (more)


National Lieutenant Governors Association

NLGA Passes Resolution In Support Of Healthcare Ready

July 28, 2016

National Lieutenant Governors Association – Resolution In Support Of Healthcare Ready (more)


DomPrep Journal

DomPrep Journal – Challenges

July 27, 2016

The probability of certain public health threats, the costs and funding related to such threats, and the “silo” effect of the public health sector … (more)


Domestic Preparedness

Bringing Public Health Preparedness Into the 21st Century

July 12, 2016

The probability of certain public health threats, the costs and funding related to such threats, and the “silo” effect of the public health sector … (more)


Modern Healthcare

Complexity of healthcare requires a new approach to disaster preparedness

June 14, 2016

Every year, the start of summer begins with a familiar refrain predicting the severity of the upcoming hurricane season. This year, forecasters say… (more)


The Times-Picayune

More than terrorism or global pandemic, we fear natural disasters

June 2, 2016

Two days into the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season, a new survey shows that U.S. residents fear natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, floo… (more)


Fierce Healthcare

Americans ill-prepared for health issues following natural disasters

June 2, 2016

Americans are ill-prepared to handle health conditions in the event of a natural disaster, according to a new survey commissioned by Healthcare Rea… (more)


Pharmaceutical Commerce

Strengthening healthcare and pharmaceutical supply chains is critical for healthcare resiliency

May 6, 2016

One of the many lessons learned from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 was the existence of catastrophic gaps in protecting patients’ ac… (more)


NBC News

Americans Are Buying Up Insect Repellent Amid Zika Worries

March 23, 2016

Zika headlines have Americans freaked out about mosquito bites, and that’s good news for companies that make bug repellent. Shoppers are stocking … (more)


US News and World Report

The Zika Test

February 9, 2016

Reports of the Zika virus outbreak throughout Brazil and the Centers for Disease Control’s warning for pregnant women not to travel to the area rei… (more)


Real Simple Magazine

What You Need to Know About the Zika Virus

January 20, 2016

The facts on the mosquito-borne disease that has the CDC urging some travelers to reconsider their vacations. (more)


The Hill

Preparing for the next hurricane isn’t enough

October 16, 2015

As South Carolina recovers from the tremendous flooding and damage from Hurricane Joaquin, one of the considerations will be how we could have been… (more)


Pharmacy Times

Hurricane Joaquin: Help Prepared for Pharmacies

October 2, 2015

As Hurricane Joaquin blasts the Bahamas, many have feared that the storm would travel north to the East Coast. Although a landfall on US ground i… (more)


PhRMA Conversations

How can we learn from previous disasters to plan for future ones as a community?

September 30, 2015

The idea that someday everything you love could be threatened, you may have to evacuate, may even lose your home is understandably something we’d a… (more)


Morning Consult

Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned Have Become Lessons Lost

August 24, 2015

Ten years ago, the entire country was horrified by the devastation wrought by complacency. Hurricane Katrina demonstrated just how interdependent o… (more)


American Pharmacists Association

Pharmacists and Infectious Disease

July 17, 2015

Zika virus is a mosquito-transmitted virus that generally causes no symptoms or mild illness, but is associated with microcephaly in infants whose … (more)


News On 6 Oklahoma’s Own

Medical Minute: Disaster Plan For Prescriptions

April 2, 2015

Medical Minute: Disaster Plan For Prescriptions (more)


Huffington Post

Drugstores Struggle To Fill Prescriptions In Areas Hard-Hit By Hurricane Sandy

November 1, 2012

Hundreds of drugstores across New York and New Jersey remain closed in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy as pharmacists, corporate chains, independe… (more)

HcR In The News

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Hurricane Dorian and Disaster Response in the Face of Constant Threats

December 4, 2019

Emergency managers across the United States brace themselves for the intense months of August through November. (more)


National Journal

Hospitals Prepare for Disasters With Limited Fed Dollars

November 5, 2019

Experts want Congress to boost emergency-preparedness funding for health care systems, which has been halved over the last two decades. (more)


Modern Healthcare

California Hospitals Adjust To A New Normal As Fires Rage

November 2, 2019

California hospitals and their surrounding communities are coping with a new reality of intermittent power outages and evacuations amid more freque… (more)


The Hill

Climate change: Communities hold the key to disaster preparedness

June 26, 2019

As climate change causes increasingly frequent and disastrous events, we must be more prepared than ever to face a crisis. A recent poll found t… (more)


Government Technology

Readiness Survey Suggests More People Are Concerned About Disasters

June 5, 2019

In an interview with Jim McKay from Government Technology, Healthcare Ready Executive Director, Nicolette Louissaint recaps the findings from Healt… (more)


Supply Chain Dive

In disaster response, health supply chain egos melt away

June 4, 2019

Two years after Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, the pharmaceutical industry reflects on the coordination efforts across reponse agencies to resotre and… (more)


Modern Healthcare

U.S. disaster preparedness slows, illustrating fragile healthcare safety net

May 8, 2019

The U.S. is better equipped than in the past to manage health emergencies, but progress slowed last year as regional inequities in preparedness per… (more)


Uptown

Tackling the Needs of Vulnerable Populations Across Urban and Rural Communities

March 8, 2019

Different community needs necessitate different plans to support those communities after a crisis. (more)


Uptown

What Is a ‘Vulnerable Population’ and What Do They Need?

February 18, 2019

As we explore the definition and needs of “vulnerable populations,” it’s important to first examine the concept of vulnerability and the factors th… (more)


RealClear Health

Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going: Disaster Response

January 14, 2019

After two years of intense hurricane seasons, active wildfires, and the worst flu season in decades, it’s safe to say that the resources of the eme… (more)


UPTOWN Magazine

The Varying Levels of Vulnerability in the Face of Disaster

December 26, 2018

By defining what it means to be a vulnerable population or individual, we can better assess their needs for support. As we close out a year filled … (more)


Emergency Management

Hurricanes Florence, Michael Raise the Issue of Public Health During Disaster

October 17, 2018

An editorial in North Carolina’s Fayetteville Observer began by saying, “Hurricane Florence turned the Cape Fear River into more of an open sewer t… (more)


Huffington Post

Hurricane Maria’s Effect On The Health Care Industry Is Threatening Lives Across The U.S.

September 20, 2018

A year after the storm hit Puerto Rico, IV saline bags — a bedrock of medical care — are still hard to find. (more)


The Hill

What Puerto Rico’s death toll really tells us

September 7, 2018

The recently released report from the Milken Institute is perhaps the strongest rebuke to date on the impact of Hurricane Maria during the 2017 hur… (more)


UPTOWN Magazine

Grabbing a Seat at the Table: Women of Color in Emergency Management

August 20, 2018

If you’re a young woman trying to forge a path in an industry dominated by men, it’s likely you’ve encountered many challenges to your success alon… (more)


International Hospitals and Healthcare Review

Interview with International Hospitals and Healthcare Review

August 1, 2018

US-based organisation Healthcare Ready works to ensure patients have access to medicine and healthcare during disease outbreaks. Dr Nicolette Louis… (more)


Modern Healthcare

FEMA’s unpreparedness hurt providers in 2017 hurricane season

July 16, 2018

The Federal Emergency Management Agency was acutely unprepared for the unprecedented 2017 hurricane season, leaving many providers in Puerto Rico, … (more)


The Hill

In times of disaster, patients expect government to step up to meet their needs

July 9, 2018

Recent news of the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Nipah virus outbreak in India have reminded the world of threat… (more)


Emergency Management

Survey Respondents Say a Disaster Is Imminent in the Next Five Years

June 21, 2018

A national survey of more than 1,127 adults found that slightly more than half (51 percent) believed it was very likely or somewhat likely that a d… (more)


STAT News

Congress needs to back legislation supporting disaster preparedness

June 15, 2018

The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations has been holding hearings on the current state of U.S. public health bioprepar… (more)


International Hospitals & Healthcare Review

Patients worried about natural disasters and healthcare

June 5, 2018

Healthcare Ready, which works to strengthen healthcare through public-private collaboration and addressing pressing issues before, during and after… (more)


Storm surge: After Irma, Harvey and Maria, providers prep for a new hurricane season

June 4, 2018

Healthcare Ready executive director Nicolette Louissaint was featured in a Modern Healthcare piece about how healthcare providers are preparing for… (more)


The Hill

One month out from 2018 hurricane season — are we prepared?

May 12, 2018

The catastrophic 2017 hurricane season left a decade’s worth of recovery efforts in its wake. And while many groups remain focused on recovery, eme… (more)


UPTOWN Magazine

The Biggest Threat to Vulnerable Populations: Short Attention Spans

April 26, 2018

As someone with Caribbean roots, I grew wise early on to the destructive power of hurricanes and the threat they posed to my family on the islands. (more)


Pharmacy Today

Pharmacy needs after a natural disaster

April 6, 2018

Five days after Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico on September, 20, 2017, only about 29% of pharmacies reporting to Healthcare Ready sai… (more)


Uptown Magazine

Let’s Avoid a Global Pandemic: It’s Time to Reconsider Our Approach to Flu.

March 22, 2018

As the flu season slows, now is a good time to reflect on what we saw and what we can learn. (more)


The Hill

Healthcare Ready | Are we doing enough to protect the health care supply chain?

March 20, 2018

As one of the worst on record, and only just peaking, this year’s flu season has garnered significant media attention. (more)


The New York Times

Healthcare Ready | Healthcare Ready Partners with Google to Help Improve Future Disaster Response Efforts

February 27, 2018

Healthcare Ready, a nonprofit focused on improving the resiliency of healthcare systems to better meet health needs amid disaster, today announced … (more)


CBS News

Why so many medicines are in short supply months after Hurricane Maria

February12, 2018

The nation’s health care system is still reeling from Hurricane Maria five months after the killer storm hit. Along with Puerto Rico’s electrical g… (more)


Domestic Preparedness

New Emergency Rule: Challenge for Some, Good for All

February 7, 2018

Although most people outside healthcare have little awareness of the rule or its requirements, there are good reasons everyone should understand, a… (more)


Drug Topics

Pharma Supply Chain, Industry Still Recovering from Hurricane Maria

January 29, 2018

The shock waves from Hurricane Maria, which barreled into Puerto Rico in September 2017, are still shaking the pharmaceutical supply chain. Puerto … (more)


Climate Control Magazine

‘The Last Mile’

December 20, 2017

Dr Nicolette Louissaint, President of Healthcare Ready, spoke exclusively to Hannah Jo Uy of Climate Control Middle East about the organisation’s m… (more)


Orlando Sentinel

Puerto Rico health care under ‘unimaginable’ stress after Hurricane Maria

December 20, 2017

As Puerto Rico struggles three months after Hurricane Maria, challenges to restore residents’ health and provide medical coverage are widespread. T… (more)


Home Care

The Emergency Preparedness Rule

November 29, 2017

For many health care facilities along the Gulf Coast of the United States, and those in Puerto Rico, the 2017 hurricane season proved to be a “wors… (more)


USA Today

Hurricane Maria halts crucial drug manufacturing in Puerto Rico, may spur shortages

September 22, 2017

The devastation wreaked by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico brought the island’s major pharmaceuticals sector to a screeching halt, as drug companies… (more)


Stat News

Mobile dialysis could save lives in a disaster. But is there a cost to safety?

September 21, 2017

The calls started coming in the days after Hurricane Sandy. Flooded dialysis centers had shuttered across New York and New Jersey. Some patients an… (more)


Huffington Post

How Houston Can Become Stronger After Hurricane Harvey

September 19, 2017

Now that hurricanes Harvey and Irma have subsided, cities in Texas and Florida are grappling with public health emergencies in the form of a toxic … (more)


NBC Washington

How is Healthcare Ready helping? NBC spotlights our work.

September 10, 2017

How is Healthcare Ready helping? NBC spotlights our work. (more)


Pharmaceutical Commerce

What you aren’t hearing about Hurricanes Harvey and Irma

September 8, 2017

One of the unexpected—and troubling—news items that came out after Hurricane Katrina clobbered New Orleans in 2005 was the sudden absence of needed… (more)


Pharmacy Today

Disaster Strikes! Are You Ready to Help Your Community?

August 16, 2017

Twenty-five years ago, Hurricane Andrew cut a swath of destruction through south Florida, leveling homes and turning entire neighborhoods into rubble. (more)


US News and World Report

More disasters and disease are headed our way – Will Congress keep us funded and ready?

August 1, 2017

Hurricanes. Zika outbreaks. Wildfires. Flooding. The opioid epidemic. It’s not your imagination, the United States continues to experience disaster… (more)


Morning Consult

We Need to Honor the Public’s Call for Preparedness

July 24, 2017

National polls demonstrate that natural disasters are the event Americans are most worried will impact their community, and by a far margin. Americ… (more)


Domestic Preparedness

Resilient Communities – More Than Just “Grit”

May 16, 2017

The upcoming hurricane season and recent reports of disease outbreaks – domestically and abroad – serve as reminders that there are several threats… (more)


Domestic Preparedness

Building Community Resilience Through Health Equity

April 5, 2017

In the past few years, the public health field has moved to account for the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age that pos… (more)


RealClear Health

Disaster Relief Depends on Secure Supply Chains

March 30, 2017

A FedEx warehouse might save your life. When hurricanes are approaching, FedEx allows the Red Cross to stock emergency supplies in its warehouses. … (more)


The Hill

Renew our leadership’s commitment to protecting Americans from outbreaks

March 28, 2017

The future of the Affordable Care Act. The immigration ban. Continued protests. Battles with the media. Every day brings new challenges for the Tru… (more)


Morning Consult

To Bolster National Security, Don’t Cut Scientific Research

March 24, 2017

President Donald Trump’s proposed budget is essentially a policy document, outlining the policy priorities of the administration and their plan to … (more)


Morning Consult

The Key to Medicine Resilience Is Continued Access for All Americans

February 2, 2017

A critical foundational element of any effective health care system is ensuring access to proper care. However, this is something many take for gra… (more)


The Hill

Collaboration Needed for Inauguration Emergency Planning and Beyond

January 19, 2017

Friday’s inauguration, related events and protests will bring millions of people to D.C., which will inevitably cause several disruptions around th… (more)


Palm Beach Post

Zika, Hurricane Season A Dual Threat

September 12, 2016

As Florida cleans up the aftermath of Hurricane Hermine, public health officials are faced with the tough question of whether they have the capabil… (more)


Home Healthcare News

Final CMS Emergency Prep Rule Hits Home Health

September 9, 2016

Under a new final rule, home health agencies and other Medicare-certified providers will be required to meet emergency preparedness standards—or fa… (more)


The New York Times

Health Care Providers Scramble to Meet New Disaster Readiness Rule

September 9, 2016

An estimated 72,315 American health care providers and suppliers–from hospitals and nursing homes to dialysis facilities and care homes for those … (more)


ComForCare

Are You Prepared for an Emergency? How to Help Yourself and Aging Loved Ones

September 6, 2016

The Louisiana floods in August of 2016 destroyed more than 60,000 homes and forced more than 15,000 people into shelters at the height of the disas… (more)


Emergency Management and Response ISAC InfoGram

Healthcare Ready Helps Medical Supply Chain

September 1, 2016

The one time when it is critical for healthcare facilities to have a strong supply chain is during and after a disaster, but that’s when it’s often… (more)


Global Alliance for Patient Access

What are the Critical International Barriers to Patient Access?

August 25, 2016

Healthy lives and well-being for all are among the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals for 2030. The U.N. calls for “access to quality es… (more)


Provider Magazine

Elderly Evacuation During Natural Disaster A Major Concern, Poll Finds

August 5, 2016

Thirty percent of Americans do not feel comfortable that their elderly relatives will be safely evacuated during a natural disaster, a recent Healt… (more)


National Lieutenant Governors Association

NLGA Passes Resolution In Support Of Healthcare Ready

July 28, 2016

National Lieutenant Governors Association – Resolution In Support Of Healthcare Ready (more)


DomPrep Journal

DomPrep Journal – Challenges

July 27, 2016

The probability of certain public health threats, the costs and funding related to such threats, and the “silo” effect of the public health sector … (more)


Domestic Preparedness

Bringing Public Health Preparedness Into the 21st Century

July 12, 2016

The probability of certain public health threats, the costs and funding related to such threats, and the “silo” effect of the public health sector … (more)


Modern Healthcare

Complexity of healthcare requires a new approach to disaster preparedness

June 14, 2016

Every year, the start of summer begins with a familiar refrain predicting the severity of the upcoming hurricane season. This year, forecasters say… (more)


The Times-Picayune

More than terrorism or global pandemic, we fear natural disasters

June 2, 2016

Two days into the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season, a new survey shows that U.S. residents fear natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, floo… (more)


Fierce Healthcare

Americans ill-prepared for health issues following natural disasters

June 2, 2016

Americans are ill-prepared to handle health conditions in the event of a natural disaster, according to a new survey commissioned by Healthcare Rea… (more)


Pharmaceutical Commerce

Strengthening healthcare and pharmaceutical supply chains is critical for healthcare resiliency

May 6, 2016

One of the many lessons learned from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 was the existence of catastrophic gaps in protecting patients’ ac… (more)


NBC News

Americans Are Buying Up Insect Repellent Amid Zika Worries

March 23, 2016

Zika headlines have Americans freaked out about mosquito bites, and that’s good news for companies that make bug repellent. Shoppers are stocking … (more)


US News and World Report

The Zika Test

February 9, 2016

Reports of the Zika virus outbreak throughout Brazil and the Centers for Disease Control’s warning for pregnant women not to travel to the area rei… (more)


Real Simple Magazine

What You Need to Know About the Zika Virus

January 20, 2016

The facts on the mosquito-borne disease that has the CDC urging some travelers to reconsider their vacations. (more)


The Hill

Preparing for the next hurricane isn’t enough

October 16, 2015

As South Carolina recovers from the tremendous flooding and damage from Hurricane Joaquin, one of the considerations will be how we could have been… (more)


Pharmacy Times

Hurricane Joaquin: Help Prepared for Pharmacies

October 2, 2015

As Hurricane Joaquin blasts the Bahamas, many have feared that the storm would travel north to the East Coast. Although a landfall on US ground i… (more)


PhRMA Conversations

How can we learn from previous disasters to plan for future ones as a community?

September 30, 2015

The idea that someday everything you love could be threatened, you may have to evacuate, may even lose your home is understandably something we’d a… (more)


Morning Consult

Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned Have Become Lessons Lost

August 24, 2015

Ten years ago, the entire country was horrified by the devastation wrought by complacency. Hurricane Katrina demonstrated just how interdependent o… (more)


American Pharmacists Association

Pharmacists and Infectious Disease

July 17, 2015

Zika virus is a mosquito-transmitted virus that generally causes no symptoms or mild illness, but is associated with microcephaly in infants whose … (more)


News On 6 Oklahoma’s Own

Medical Minute: Disaster Plan For Prescriptions

April 2, 2015

Medical Minute: Disaster Plan For Prescriptions (more)


Huffington Post

Drugstores Struggle To Fill Prescriptions In Areas Hard-Hit By Hurricane Sandy

November 1, 2012

Hundreds of drugstores across New York and New Jersey remain closed in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy as pharmacists, corporate chains, independe… (more)

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