Healthcare DIVE October 26, 2022
Dive Brief:
- The HHS awarded a total of $21 million to 13 hospitals to serve as region experts on readiness and response efforts to combat infectious diseases caused by special pathogens, including COVID-19, Ebola and monkeypox, the agency said Monday.
- Three new healthcare facilities were tapped to serve as Regional Emerging Special Pathogen Treatment Centers: Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Spectrum Health System in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They join 10 centers already in the network.
- The funding is expected to help the hospitals prepare for medical surge capacity and treat patients with infectious diseases caused by special pathogens during public health emergencies.
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