CORHA News

CORHA Releases a Planning and Preparation High-Level Guidance Chapter (CORHA)

CORHA released Chapter 3: Planning and Preparation for Healthcare-Associated Infection and Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogen Outbreak Response. The resource includes information on agency roles, outbreak response team, resources, records management, communication, escalation, and more.

March 29, 2021 Read More

How Long-Term Care Facilities Can Help Monitor COVID-19 Vaccine Safety (CDC)

March 24, 2021 Read More

MMWR on Effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Among Residents of Two Skilled Nursing Facilities Experiencing COVID-19 Outbreaks — Connecticut, December 2020–February 2021 (CDC)

March 19, 2021 Read More

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections During the Early Months of 2020, National Healthcare Safety Network (ICHE)

March 15, 2021 Read More

Covid Cases Plummet 83% Among Nursing Home Staffers Despite Vaccine Hesitancy (KHN)

March 15, 2021 Read More

CMS Updates Nursing Home Guidance with Revised Visitation Recommendations (CMS)

This CMS press release is on updated guidance for nursing homes to safely expand visitation options during the COVID-19 pandemic public health emergency (PHE).

March 12, 2021 Read More

Study Adds More Evidence of Antibiotic Overuse in COVID-19 Patients (CIDRAP)

March 12, 2021 Read More

CORHA Governance Committee Member, Dr. Dawn Terashita, Recognized as NACCHO Infection Prevention and Control Champion (NACCHO)

Dr. Dawn Terashita, MD, MPH, FACPM, CORHA Governance Committee Member and Associate Director for the Acute Communicable Disease Control Program within the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LACDPH) has been selected as a NACCHO Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Champion. This recognition highlights the IPC achievements of local health departments and honors the staff leading this work.

March 11, 2021 Read More

Updated Discontinuation of Transmission-Based Precautions and Disposition of Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Healthcare Settings (CDC)

March 11, 2021 Read More

Updated Strategies to Mitigate Healthcare Personnel Staffing Shortages (CDC)

March 11, 2021 Read More