Discovery of the omicron variant in more than 14 countries to date is the latest evidence that the global COVID-19 pandemic is far from over.…
Arlington, VA (November 4, 2021) — The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) supports the Biden-Harris Administration’s interim final rule published today which requires Medicare- and Medicaid-certified…
The U.S. government is in the process of working with returning U.S. citizens and resettling Afghan nationals from Afghanistan. The Infectious Diseases Society of America,…
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) commends the announcement by the Biden-Harris Administration to have healthcare personnel within all Medicare and Medicaid-certified facilities…
After years of steady reductions in healthcare-associated infections, significantly higher rates of four out of six routinely tracked infections were observed in U.S. hospitals, according…
Hospitals and other healthcare facilities should require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a consensus statement by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)…
Residents of Connecticut nursing homes that serve the highest proportions of racial and ethnic minorities were more than 50% more likely to contract COVID-19 and…
Legal Intervention in Clinical Practice Exposes Patients to Serious Harm More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, clinicians, scientists and public health leaders on…
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America is warning that it is imperative to continue vigilant infection prevention practices against SARS-CoV-2 in healthcare facilities even…
The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America condemn the horrific killings of eight Atlanta residents in attacks on women of…
High-speed air dryers not only leave more contamination on poorly washed hands compared to paper towels but during hand drying, they can also spread germs…
The Society of Healthcare Epidemiologists of America (SHEA) is grateful for provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act that help Americans recover from the devastating…