The Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association (AzHHA) announced that 33 hospitals have joined in a statewide collaborative to protect moms before, during and after labor and delivery. The goal of the collaborative is to reduce severe maternal morbidity related to hypertensive disorders of pregnancy by 20% within 18 months. The Alliance...
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on Tuesday evening that it reached a resolution with the State of Arizona regarding its crisis standards of care (CSC) guidelines. The complaint argued that Arizona's CSC discriminated against older Arizonans, people of color and people...Arizona News
There were 540 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Arizona today, bringing the state total to 874,605. There were 17 new COVID-19 related deaths, the state total is at 17,497. 44.1% of Arizonans have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
This information comes from the Arizona Department of Health Services COVID-19 data...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that Arizona has administered 5,408,077 doses of vaccine and 3,076,913 people have received at least one dose of vaccine. This means that 42.8% of the state has now been vaccinated. Nationally, 46.4% of people have been vaccinated and 35.4% of people are fully...
The theory was that recovery in SNFs would occur with COVID-19 vaccination uptake among staff and residents, visitation policies of nursing homes, the willingness of family members to place their loved ones in the SNF setting, and acute care’s return to normal.
Now, the question is whether or not hospitals will continue to discharge...
About 44% of the country has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and 32.3% of the population is fully vaccinated. In Arizona, 5,163,900 doses have been administered and 2,982,692 people have received at least one dose, meaning that 41.5% of the state has been vaccinated.
This information comes from the Centers for...
A total of 4,926,816 doses of vaccine have been administered to Arizona residents, and 2,926,506 have received at least one dose. This means that 40% of the Arizona population has received at least one dose. Nationwide, 43% of the population has been vaccinated.
This information comes from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention...News
There were 419 new cases of COVID-19 reported to the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) on Wednesday, April 14, bringing the state total to 851,265 cases overall. There were four new deaths reported, and Arizona is now at 17,109 total deaths due to the virus. 16% of intensive care unit beds are available and 9% of ICU beds are...Arizona News
There were 750 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Arizona on April 7, bringing the total to 846,230. More than 17,023 people have died of COVID-19 in Arizona, with Wednesday's total new deaths at 27. Those deaths will be reassigned to the days on which the deaths took place. 9% of intensive care unit beds are still in use by COVID-19...
26.6% of Arizonans -- 3.8 million -- have received at least one vaccine dose as of Wednesday, April 7. The state has used 80% of the 4.8 million doses delivered. These follow national numbers, as 26% of the population has been vaccinated and 77% of delivered shots have been used.
This information comes from the Bloomberg COVID-19...
23.1% of Arizonans have received at least one shot of the vaccine and 13.1% of the population is completely vaccinated. 81.8% of Arizona's doses have been used so far, with 2.7 million doses administered of 3.1 million doses delivered. Across the country, 34 doses have been administered for every 100 people and 77% of the shots delivered...Arizona News
As of February 24, the number of COVID-19 cases in Arizona has reached 811, 968 with 1,310 new cases being reported today. There were 43 new deaths reported today, bringing the state total to 15,693. The deaths reported today will be reassigned to the date the deaths occurred.
The total percent positive rests at 14.2%. Intensive Care...Arizona News
As of today, there have been 1,552,911 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the state of Arizona, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services. Both doses of the vaccine have been given to 438,534 people - making them fully vaccinated.
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This week Governor Doug Ducey and the ADHS announced a...News
Arizona’s vaccine rollout is full steam ahead, with state officials encouraging enrollment. Rural areas are slower to receive vaccines needed. University of Arizona is beginning vaccination of Phase 1B recipients. Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) announced Arizona has reached 300,000 vaccinations on January 20.
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It’s been widely reported that national efforts for vaccine rollout and distribution is going much slower than government and stakeholder organizations initially anticipated. Both in Arizona and nationally, efforts are being made to ramp-up rollout and distribution.
At time of publication, Arizona has received 570,000 doses of vaccine...Arizona News
Arizona currently has the highest rate of COVID-19 infections in the world. Hospitals continue to be overwhelmed as Governor Doug Ducey continues to take no statewide action to curb the outbreak, including heeding pleas from State Superintendent of Schools Kathy Hoffman to close schools for a few weeks. Health care providers and workers...Arizona News
Cases in Arizona and nationwide have skyrocketed in the past several weeks, leaving hospitals understaffed to manage the increasing surge. Public health officials are still struggling to convey the importance of masks and personal health procedures. Although the vaccine has been released, rural areas experiencing elevated cases will have...Arizona News
Arizona researchers are encouraging policy makers to enact strict orders in order to curb what may become a catastrophic burden on hospital capacities, but Governor Ducey and members of Congress have not yet heeded those suggestions. Additionally, long-term care facilities are reporting extremely high rates of illness and death among...Arizona News
COVID-19 positivity rates are climbing nationwide and Arizona joined them this week with the worst recorded numbers in the state since the spike in June. Hospitals, schools and Governor Doug Ducey are all unified in stressing the importance of safety precautions at this time. A study shows that deaths from the virus are nearly double for...
