COVID-19 SPECIAL EDITION: Coronavirus & the Community Hospital Impact
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English - April 06, 2020 15:00 - 54 minutes - 75.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsMarketing Business Management public relations marketing female pr woman-owned business female entrepreneur entrepreneurship Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Blount Memorial Hospital CEO Don Heinemann and Assistant Administrator Connie Huffman discuss with Kelly and Mary Beth:
Why current physical distancing measures are not only essential to citizen safety but also critical toward health-worker safety, to prevent healthcare provider shortages when the community needs these professionals most in combating the virus locallyKey challenges many community hospitals nationwide faced even prior to the current COVID-19 crisis -- and how the coronavirus pandemic is now hitting health systems on both the expense and revenue sidesHow Blount Memorial’s disaster-response plan is structured and is currently being actioned in phases, as the coronavirus makes its march across Tennessee and into smaller, non-metro communitiesWhat many healthcare administrators are worrying about most, due to the unpredictable nature of the virusHow the fight against shortages of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is one arena where community involvement and support is making an impactBiggest myths and misconceptions within the public that the healthcare community is seeking to overcome, regarding public awareness and call-to-actionWhat the shortage of mental-health resources for emotional wellness and stability through the crisis means for local communitiesHow the Blount Memorial Foundation board of directors and the separate Blount Memorial Hospital board of directors are pitching in personally to rally the local community around strategic charitable giving, to help make sure the hospital and its dedicated team are supported, in service to citizen health and recovery#COVIDgiveWhereYouLive And more
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