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The Press Releases page is our hub for all Healthcare Ready Press Releases covering a wide range of topics, including Situation Reports, Threat Assessments and Blog posts.
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WASHINGTON (June 12, 2024) – A recent study by Healthcare Ready, a nonprofit dedicated to ensuring patient access to health care in times of disasters, and funded by the Cencora Impact Foundation, an independent not-for-profit charitable giving organization established by Cencora to support health-related causes that enrich the global community, examines the current landscape surrounding state-managed medication stockpiles. Such stockpiles, or pharmaceutical reserves, can help protect communities by providing a means of ensuring rapid access to essential medications during an emergency event.
WASHINGTON (June 6, 2024) The Avian Influenza (H5N1), which began spreading among animal species in 2020, has been confirmed in 81 dairy herds in nine states, while also spreading to humans exposed to infected animals.
Healthcare Ready 2023 Impact Report
Healthcare Ready — the nonprofit organization established to help strengthen the U.S. healthcare system and assist communities in planning for, responding to, and recovering from disasters and disease pandemics — has released its 2023 impact report “How Healthcare Ready is Turning Information into Action.”
Media Advisory for Prep Summit featuring Angie Im
Healthcare Ready announces that Angie Im, associate director of research and policy, will be a panelist and presenter at the 2024 Preparedness Summit March 25-28 in Cleveland, Ohio – the first and longest running national conference on public health preparedness which attracts nearly 2,500 attendees.
Healthcare Ready Media Advisory on the Optum / ChangeHealthcare Cyberattack
Amidst the aftermath of the Feb. 21 Optum/Change Healthcare ransomware attack, pharmacies of all types, including those within hospitals, are continuing to alert customers about resulting prolonged wait times.
Press Release: Restoring the Healthcare Workforce for Equity Program
Healthcare Ready — the nonprofit organization established to help strengthen the U.S. healthcare system and assist communities in planning for, responding to, and recovering from disasters and disease pandemics — concluded a year-long initiative to understand the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and other disaster-related trauma on the healthcare workforce and highlights significant losses and burnout among healthcare workers, especially those who serve rural, low-income, or racially and ethnically diverse populations.
Red Sea & Panama Canal Press Release
An unprecedented drought at the Panama Canal in late 2023 was the catalyst for massive delays in moving cargo and trade goods — including medications and medical supplies — between northeast Asia and the United States.
Healthcare Ready Unveils New Website
Come explore Healthcare Ready’s new and improved website for assistance and guidance in the face of disasters, and learn about our public-private partnership opportunities
Biden Harris Administration Provides $3.8 Million in Assistance for Hawaii Residents in Wake of Devastating Wildfires
Yesterday, President Biden made additional disaster funding available to the state of Hawaii. This unlocks the federal government’s ability to cover all eligible expenses for debris removal and emergency protective measures in Maui County and assistance for emergency protective measures for Hawaii County for 30 days of the governor’s choosing within the first 120 days of the disaster.
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Excessive rainfall has caused major flooding in Vermont, with some areas receiving over eight inches of rain since July 8
