FierceBiotech: FDA OKs on-site decontamination systems for reusing millions of N95 respirator masks
The FDA greenlighted its second and third systems for decontaminating N95 respirators, both previously used on-site at many health systems nationwide. Together, the agency estimates this will allow nearly 5 million masks to be processed
The New Yorker: How Did the U.S. End Up with Nurses Wearing Garbage Bags?
On Saturday, March 21st, while Donald Trump was tweeting about the “Chinese virus” and circulating praise for the “great job we’ve done,” Eric Ries received a phone call from another Silicon Valley C.E.O. His friend Jeff Lawson, of
Modern Healthcare Commentary: Protecting the healthcare workforce is a prerequisite in the COVID-19 crisis
Healthcare is a human-intensive industry; we must deliberately focus on protecting our staff from harm as a first principle.
Healthcare Purchasing News: Respirators can be reused, but decontamination not well studied
Perhaps lost in the recent debate and federal recommendations on cloth masks for the general public has been the key issue of protecting those putting their lives on the line daily: healthcare workers as hospitals
European Commission: Communication from the Commission
Guidance from the European Commission on using the public procurement framework in the emergency situation related to the COVID-19 crisis
#HospitalStrong
My heart fills when I read stories of physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals serving on the front lines, volunteering to travel, or coming back from retirement to fight this war against COVID-19. These incredible,