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 Stop the Spread Kansas - Media Release.pdf
(Nov. 23, 2020) – Stop the Spread Kansas is a public awareness campaign urging Kansans to do their part in slowing the rate of COVID-19 infections across the state. Stakeholders are encouraging Kansans to follow the Centers for Disease Control guidelines, avoid mass gatherings, use face coverings and other measures to preserve precious health care resources. Campaign partners include the Kansas Hospital Association, Kansas Chamber, Kansas Farm Bureau and the Kansas Medical Society.
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KHA Media Statement - COVID-19 Statewide Efforts.pdf
(Nov. 19, 2020) – KHA strongly believes it is essential for Kansans to use face coverings, maintain social distancing and handwashing to limit the community spread of COVID-19
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Advocate Award Media Release-2020.pdf
(Nov. 4, 2020) - Lee A. Norman, MD, Secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, has been selected as the 2020 Kansas Hospital Association Distinguished Health Care Advocate.
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Opinion Editorial - Let's Take the Politics Out of Masks - Tom Bell - 7-7-20.pdf
(July 7, 2020) - The subject of the masks we wear used to be just an abstract discussion considered by poets and philosophers. Recently, though, it has become a very concrete, current issue on the minds of many.
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KHA Media Statement - Reopen Kansas Framework.pdf
(April 30, 2020) – KHA welcomes Governor Laura Kelly’s plan for a phased-in approach to the reopening of Kansas when the statewide stay-at-home order expires on Monday, May 4. The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on our state’s physical, mental and economic health. We agree that it is time to move responsibly and deliberately forward.
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KHA Media Statement - COVID-19 State Funding.pdf
(April 17, 2020) – The Kansas Hospital Association appreciates the recent action by Governor Laura Kelly and legislative leadership to approve grants to Kansas hospitals to assist with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Opinion Editorial - Tom Bell - Support for Health Care Workers.pdf
(Mar. 31, 2020) - Opinion Editorial by Tom Bell. If you agree that our Kansas health care workers deserve our support, there is a very simple but important way you can express that support.
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KHA Media Statement - COVID-19 Stay Home Order.pdf
(Mar. 28, 2020) - As a community of hospitals, we support the statewide ‘stay home’ order issued by Governor Laura Kelly. This is an important part of ongoing efforts to limit the spread of COVID-19.
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KCMHC Statement.pdf
(Mar. 21, 2020) - As a community of hospitals representing the Kansas City metropolitan area, we support the ‘stay at home’ order issued by the regional governments. Social isolation and distancing will help reduce the spread of the virus and limit the exposure of vulnerable individuals. Reduced spread allows hospitals to manage health care resources in our communities. The public has an important role in helping reduce the spread of the virus.
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KHA Media Statement - COVID-19.pdf
(Mar. 13, 2020) - Since the COVID-19 outbreak began, Kansas hospitals have worked closely with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Hospitals and providers have followed guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization and other federal, state and local partners to respond to this challenge and to make sure hospitals and health systems have the most up-to-date information.
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