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Health care organizations call for action to implement crisis standards of care during COVID-19 surge

  • 1.  Health care organizations call for action to implement crisis standards of care during COVID-19 surge

    Posted 12-18-2020 01:00:00 PM

    The AAMC and several national health care organizations issued a statement calling for immediate action to implement crisis standards of care (CSC) during the current COVID-19 surge. "The crisis is now: governors, health departments, hospitals, and other health care sector partners must take immediate action to save lives and fairly allocate limited resources. Every action possible should be taken now to mitigate the need to operate under crisis conditions. Failure to act will inevitably mean more lives lost, lasting damage to our fragile health care system, and deepened scars of health inequity."

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    Stephanie Weiner
    Director, Digital Strategy & Engagement
    Association of American Medical Colleges
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