A National Disaster Medical System team from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services became part of the first wave of federal responders transported today into the Florida Keys as part of the Trump Administration’s government-wide efforts to provide relief to those affected by Hurricane Irma. The team will establish a mobile medical unit ...
As part of the Trump Administration’s government-wide efforts to provide relief to those affected by Hurricane Irma, personnel from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Defense have begun evacuating dialysis patients from St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, to San Juan, Puerto Rico, due to the extensive damage to the health ...
As part of the Trump Administration’s ongoing efforts to prepare for Hurricane Irma, HHS Secretary Tom Price briefed President Trump and the Cabinet this morning on the work of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in anticipation of Hurricane Irma making landfall, including moving more than 500 medical and related personnel into Orlando, ...
On Friday, September 8, Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D., held a series of meetings with top HHS officials to discuss Harvey recovery efforts and the current status of preparation for Hurricane Irma. The meetings included Seema Verma, Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Dr. Robert Kadlec, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and ...
Following President Trump’s emergency declarations for Georgia and South Carolina, Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D., today declared public health emergencies in Georgia and South Carolina as Hurricane Irma tracks toward the southeastern states. The declarations allow HHS’ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to take action that gives beneficiaries and their ...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has entered into a Voluntary Resolution Agreement with Heritage Hills Living & Rehabilitation Center, LLC (Heritage Hills). The Agreement resolves a complaint alleging that Heritage Hills discharged a seriously ill patient from its facility upon learning that she was HIV positive ...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) latest National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) report provides the latest estimates on substance use and mental health in the nation, including the misuse of opioids across the nation. Opioids include heroin use and pain reliever misuse. In 2016, there were 11.8 million people ...
Following the lead of President Trump’s emergency declaration for Florida, Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D., today declared a public health emergency in the state as Hurricane Irma continues its track toward the Florida peninsula. In addition, he has taken action that gives HHS’ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) beneficiaries and ...
Tras las declaraciones de emergencia en Florida por parte del Presidente Trump, el secretario del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos, Dr. Tom Price, declaró hoy la emergencia de salud pública en Florida mientras el huracán Irma avanza en su trayectoria por la penísula. Además, tomó medidas para otorgar a los beneficiarios y proveedores de ...
A modo de prevención del impacto significativo que tendrá el huracán Irma, que en la actualidad es un huracán de categoría 5, a medida que se acerca a los estados y territorios estadounidenses, el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de los Estados Unidos (HHS) asignó personal médico de apoyo cerca de las áreas que ...
