Predisaster Conditions, Hurricane Damage, and Themes for Recovery In September 2017, Puerto Rico was struck by two major hurricanes—Irma and Maria—that intensified existing challenges in Puerto Rico's health and social... read more →
Health systems could go beyond mission and non-discrimination statements to disavow discrimination and show that diversity matters. As health care providers, public health researchers, and patients we believe research and... read more →
Stories of Michigan Medicine on the Front Lines “Walking into the hospital main entrance this AM, I saw a special thing. A family was waiting for their loved one outside... read more →
Drawing from one of Albert Camus's seminal works, The Plague, and from America's response to the influenza pandemic of 1918, medical historian Howard Markel wrote in 1996 for the National Academy of... read more →
Background Hospital crowding is a major challenge facing US health care systems, but few studies have evaluated the association between inpatient occupancy and patient mortality. The objective of this study... read more →
Abstract Objective: To identify modifiers of emergency medical services (EMS) oversight quality, including facilitators and barriers, and inform best practices and policy related to EMS oversight and system performance. Methods: We used... read more →
In the United States, hospitals and health systems frequently function within silos and operate at or near capacity. During the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, this paradigm of fragmented care delivery has... read more →
The race to develop a vaccine to combat COVID-19 is on. Multiple teams around the world, representing universities, government agencies, the private sector and their various combinations are on the hunt for an effective and safe vaccine. Optimistic... read more →
An Excel-Based Model for Helping Hospitals Respond to the COVID-19 Crisis The COVID-19 pandemic is placing extraordinary strains on the U.S. medical system, most especially hospitals. Hospitals are searching for... read more →
The COVID-19 pandemic is creating unprecedented stresses on hospital and health care systems. In this report, the authors present a list of strategies for creating critical care surge capacity and... read more →