American Hospital Association March 14, 2025
It’s hard to believe, but this week marks five years since President Trump declared the COVID-19 pandemic a national emergency and related lockdowns across the globe turned the world we knew upside down.
We remember all too well how the surging pandemic changed the way we lived, worked, shopped, educated our children and affected so many other aspects of everyday life.
We also remember the bravery, courage and heroics that health care teams across the country demonstrated each and every day as they cared for their friends and neighbors during the most challenging conditions.
Former AHA Board Chair Mindy Estes, M.D., who helped lead and inspire the field during the first year of COVID-19, said during that difficult period,...