Secretario Price declara estado de emergencia de salud pública en Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes de EE. UU. a causa del huracán Irma

08. September 2017 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
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 ...

HHS Secretary Price declares public health emergency in Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands due to Hurricane Irma

07. September 2017 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
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 ...

HHS mobilizes medical staff and supplies to support response to Hurricane Irma

07. September 2017 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
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 ...