Tras las declaraciones de emergencia en Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes de EE. UU. 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 Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes de EE. UU. a medida que el huracán Irma ...
Following the lead of President Trump’s emergency declarations for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D., today declared a public health emergency in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands as Hurricane Irma continues its track in the Caribbean. In addition, he has taken action that gives ...
Anticipating significant impacts from Hurricane Irma, currently a category 5 hurricane, as the storm approaches U.S. territories and states, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) pre-positioned medical support personnel near potentially impacted areas and alerted additional medical and public health teams to be ready to deploy into affected areas. “Hurricane Irma is ...
Washington, D.C. – More than a week after Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas, all levels of government remain committed to life saving and safety needs across the affected areas. Priorities remain focused on the health and well-being of survivors as they begin the road to recovery. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is ...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services continues to expand its presence in the regions damaged by Hurricane Harvey. Since Hurricane Harvey made landfall, HHS staff has treated more than 1,000 patients. HHS has deployed more than 1,000 personnel to support on-the-ground efforts in a variety of ways including helping to meet the medical ...
Amid the devastation wrought by Hurricane Harvey along the Texas coastline, more than 1,000 local members of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Program have been volunteering to meet the overwhelming community needs in the storm’s wake. “While Medical Reserve Corps volunteers are vital to supporting their local communities’ ...
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D., traveled with the President today to Texas to see the damage from Hurricane Harvey first-hand; to receive briefings on rescue efforts; and to meet with his counterpart from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Executive Commissioner Charles Smith. Across the entire department, HHS ...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price, M.D. declared a public health emergency in Texas and Louisiana in response to Hurricane Harvey, following the President’s declaration that a disaster exists in the States of Texas and Louisiana. As federally-funded assets are deployed to save lives and ensure the health and well-being ...
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D., traveled with the President today to Texas to see the damage from Hurricane Harvey first-hand; to receive briefings on rescue efforts; and to meet with his counterpart from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Executive Commissioner Charles Smith. Across the entire department, HHS ...
Thousands of Texans sheltering at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston will have medical care on-site through a 250-bed Federal Medical Station established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) at the request of the State Department of Health. The Federal Medical Station is scheduled to be operational Wednesday. HHS ...
