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Mon, 2022-04-25 13:14 — mike kraft
A press release sent Thursday from the state Department of Health and Human Services said there are 376 new COVID-19 test results and 17 people hospitalized. But the New Hampshire Hospital Association site shows a much higher number for hospitalizations.....
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New Hampshire: Which COVID-19 statistics are right?
Hi Folks,
I’m happy to take questions on this, but the short answer is that they are both correct. The state number is a subset of the NHHA number. The state made the change to only count patients who are being actively treated with modalities
for COVID. NHHA counts all patients who have COVID and are in a hospital. The difference between the two is largely patients who were picked up through required testing as part of their hospital admission. So, if you want to count apples to apples to see
where we are relative to the past, use the NHHA number. Having a patient with a diagnosis of COVID in a hospital still takes extra resources and they are on all the mitigation protocols for COVID, regardless if they are being medically treated for the disease.
-Peter
Peter T. Ames, MPH
Executive Director
Foundation for Healthy Communities
125 Airport Road
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 415-4270 direct
(603) 491-8045 cell
@healthynh;
healthynh.org
From: noreply@m.resiliencesystem.org <noreply@m.resiliencesystem.org>
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To: New Hampshire RAC Executive Team <newhampshire-rac-et@m.resiliencesystem.org>
Subject: [newhampshire-rac-et] New Hampshire: Which COVID-19 statistics are right?
This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.
COVID-19 Stats Are Right – The State's Or NH Hospital Association's?
NH Hospital Association statistics on COVID-19 are very different from what the state Department of Health and Human Services.
InDepth NH
Across New Hampshire, NH Patch
A press release sent Thursday from the state Department of Health and Human Services said there are 376 new COVID-19 test results and 17 people hospitalized. But the New Hampshire Hospital Association site shows a much higher number for hospitalizations.....
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New Hampshire: Which COVID-19 statistics are right?
Thanks, Peter,
for COVID. NHHA counts all patients who have COVID and are in a hospital. The difference between the two is largely patients who were picked up through required testing as part of their hospital admission. So, if you want to count apples to apples to see
where we are relative to the past, use the NHHA number. Having a patient with a diagnosis of COVID in a hospital still takes extra resources and they are on all the mitigation protocols for COVID, regardless if they are being medically treated for the disease.
Foundation for Healthy Communities
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 415-4270 direct
(603) 491-8045 cell
@healthynh;
healthynh.org
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2022 1:14 PM
To: New Hampshire RAC Executive Team <newhampshire-rac-et@m.resiliencesystem.org>
Subject: [newhampshire-rac-et] New Hampshire: Which COVID-19 statistics are right?
COVID-19 Stats Are Right – The State's Or NH Hospital Association's?
NH Hospital Association statistics on COVID-19 are very different from what the state Department of Health and Human Services.
InDepth NH
Across New Hampshire, NH Patch
A press release sent Thursday from the state Department of Health and Human Services said there are 376 new COVID-19 test results and 17 people hospitalized. But the New Hampshire Hospital Association site shows a much higher number for hospitalizations.....
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What would be interesting to know is vaccine status plus and minus at the hospital level.
What percent in the hospital for COVID and incidental COVID are vaccinated.
Be Mindful, Be Active and Be Well!
Ed
Edward D Shanshala II, MSHSA, MSEd
Chief Executive Officer
Ammonoosuc Community Health Services, Inc.
Your Community Health Partner for Life
25 Mt. Eustis Road
Littleton, NH 03561
603-991-7756 (cell 24/7)
https://ammonoosuc.org/
ACHS YouTube channel
From: noreply@m.resiliencesystem.org <noreply@m.resiliencesystem.org>
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To: New Hampshire RAC Executive Team <newhampshire-rac-et@m.resiliencesystem.org>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] - Re: [newhampshire-rac-et] New Hampshire: Which COVID-19 statistics are right?
Hi Folks,
I’m happy to take questions on this, but the short answer is that they are both correct. The state number is a subset of the NHHA number. The state made the change to only count patients who are being actively treated with modalities
for COVID. NHHA counts all patients who have COVID and are in a hospital. The difference between the two is largely patients who were picked up through required testing as part of their hospital admission. So, if you want to count apples to apples to see
where we are relative to the past, use the NHHA number. Having a patient with a diagnosis of COVID in a hospital still takes extra resources and they are on all the mitigation protocols for COVID, regardless if they are being medically treated for the disease.
-Peter
Peter T. Ames, MPH
Executive Director
Foundation for Healthy Communities
125 Airport Road
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 415-4270 direct
(603) 491-8045 cell
@healthynh;
healthynh.org
From:
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Sent: Monday, April 25, 2022 1:14 PM
To: New Hampshire RAC Executive Team <newhampshire-rac-et@m.resiliencesystem.org>
Subject: [newhampshire-rac-et] New Hampshire: Which COVID-19 statistics are right?
This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.
COVID-19 Stats Are Right – The State's Or NH Hospital Association's?
NH Hospital Association statistics on COVID-19 are very different from what the state Department of Health and Human Services.
InDepth NH
Across New Hampshire, NH Patch
A press release sent Thursday from the state Department of Health and Human Services said there are 376 new COVID-19 test results and 17 people hospitalized. But the New Hampshire Hospital Association site shows a much higher number for hospitalizations.....
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I am agree. This is rapidly changing,
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Subject: [EXTERNAL] - Re: [newhampshire-rac-et] New Hampshire: Which COVID-19 statistics are right?
for COVID. NHHA counts all patients who have COVID and are in a hospital. The difference between the two is largely patients who were picked up through required testing as part of their hospital admission. So, if you want to count apples to apples to see
where we are relative to the past, use the NHHA number. Having a patient with a diagnosis of COVID in a hospital still takes extra resources and they are on all the mitigation protocols for COVID, regardless if they are being medically treated for the disease.
Foundation for Healthy Communities
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 415-4270 direct
(603) 491-8045 cell
@healthynh;
healthynh.org
noreply@m.resiliencesystem.org <noreply@m.resiliencesystem.org>
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2022 1:14 PM
To: New Hampshire RAC Executive Team <newhampshire-rac-et@m.resiliencesystem.org>
Subject: [newhampshire-rac-et] New Hampshire: Which COVID-19 statistics are right?
COVID-19 Stats Are Right – The State's Or NH Hospital Association's?
NH Hospital Association statistics on COVID-19 are very different from what the state Department of Health and Human Services.
InDepth NH
Across New Hampshire, NH Patch
A press release sent Thursday from the state Department of Health and Human Services said there are 376 new COVID-19 test results and 17 people hospitalized. But the New Hampshire Hospital Association site shows a much higher number for hospitalizations.....
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Hi Folks,
Regrettably, don’t have figures for vaccination for the subset of those “treated for COVID.” We’re hearing that comorbidities are driving the most severe cases and that while the COVID infection may be secondary, it’s exacerbating underlying
health conditions.
Also, we have a new staff member dedicated to COVID vaccination efforts working through hospital systems and I would like to ask if we could add her to the group. I know she would benefit from the RAC data as she supports hospital systems’
outreach into the community.
Thanks,
Peter
Peter T. Ames, MPH
Executive Director
Foundation for Healthy Communities
125 Airport Road
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 415-4270 direct
(603) 491-8045 cell
@healthynh;
healthynh.org
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To: New Hampshire RAC Executive Team <newhampshire-rac-et@m.resiliencesystem.org>
Subject: Re: [newhampshire-rac-et] - Re: [newhampshire-rac-et] New Hampshire: Which COVID-19...
This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.
What would be interesting to know is vaccine status plus and minus at the hospital level.
What percent in the hospital for COVID and incidental COVID are vaccinated.
Be Mindful, Be Active and Be Well!
Ed
Edward D Shanshala II, MSHSA, MSEd
Chief Executive Officer
Ammonoosuc Community Health Services, Inc.
Your Community Health Partner for Life
25 Mt. Eustis Road
Littleton, NH 03561
603-991-7756 (cell 24/7)
https://ammonoosuc.org/
ACHS YouTube channel
From:
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Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2022 11:25 AM
To: New Hampshire RAC Executive Team <newhampshire-rac-et@m.resiliencesystem.org>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] - Re: [newhampshire-rac-et] New Hampshire: Which COVID-19 statistics are right?
Hi Folks,
I’m happy to take questions on this, but the short answer is that they are both correct. The state number is a subset of the NHHA number. The state made the change to only count patients who are being actively treated with modalities
for COVID. NHHA counts all patients who have COVID and are in a hospital. The difference between the two is largely patients who were picked up through required testing as part of their hospital admission. So, if you want to count apples to apples to see
where we are relative to the past, use the NHHA number. Having a patient with a diagnosis of COVID in a hospital still takes extra resources and they are on all the mitigation protocols for COVID, regardless if they are being medically treated for the disease.
-Peter
Peter T. Ames, MPH
Executive Director
Foundation for Healthy Communities
125 Airport Road
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 415-4270 direct
(603) 491-8045 cell
@healthynh;
healthynh.org
From:
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Sent: Monday, April 25, 2022 1:14 PM
To: New Hampshire RAC Executive Team <newhampshire-rac-et@m.resiliencesystem.org>
Subject: [newhampshire-rac-et] New Hampshire: Which COVID-19 statistics are right?
This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.
COVID-19 Stats Are Right – The State's Or NH Hospital Association's?
NH Hospital Association statistics on COVID-19 are very different from what the state Department of Health and Human Services.
InDepth NH
Across New Hampshire, NH Patch
A press release sent Thursday from the state Department of Health and Human Services said there are 376 new COVID-19 test results and 17 people hospitalized. But the New Hampshire Hospital Association site shows a much higher number for hospitalizations.....
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Peter (and NH RAC colleagues),
For more on this, see below my signature block.
More on Hospitals Losing Pandemic Aid
...the infusion of aid is ending at a time when hospitalizations from COVID-19 are receding but as safety-net providers are facing tremendous unmet needs from patients who have delayed care for chronic conditions and other health problems even more than usual during the pandemic.
“Their margins are slim to begin with,” Beth Feldpush, senior vice president for policy and advocacy at America’s Essential Hospitals, which represents safety-net hospitals, said of the institutions. She added that some were already having a “more difficult time bouncing back operationally and financially.”
Nashville General has seen an average of just one COVID-19 patient a week recently. But its doctors and nurses say that a wide range of health problems that worsened during the pandemic are now overwhelming the hospital. ...y, a surge in diabetic wounds.
Dr. Eric Neff, an orthopedic surgeon, said patients were afraid to visit the hospital during much of the pandemic and often had trouble finding transportation when they did. The consequences were dire: People waited six months to seek care for a broken wrist or ignored a torn rotator cuff, making it harder for him to fix their injuries.
“It’s horrible,” he said.
Dr. Philip Elizondo, his orthopedic colleague, said the hospital had to cancel minor surgeries for health problems that subsequently ballooned. One uninsured woman he treated had torn her meniscus, lost her job and lost her house. Elizondo said he could have performed a 20-minute surgery if the patient had been able to seek care immediately but instead her injury went untreated and got worse.
Dr. Richard Fremont, a pulmonologist, said that he had treated dozens of COVID-19 patients over the past two years, but that patients with other health conditions, such as chronic asthma, had more often needed oxygen. Because uninsured patients cannot get short-term home oxygen therapy, he sometimes keeps those who need it in the hospital for days or weeks.
The crisis of the uninsured is especially acute in Tennessee, which has one of the highest rates of hospital closures in the country and is among a dozen states that have chosen not to expand Medicaid to cover more low-income adults under the Affordable Care Act. Roughly 300,000 people in the state fall in the so-called coverage gap, meaning they are ineligible for either Medicaid or discounted health insurance under the Affordable Care Act despite having little to no income.
John Graves, a health policy professor at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, said the influx of relief funds during the pandemic had allowed something akin to a “universal coverage system within a system,” granting coverage to everyone who got COVID-19. Now, he said, hospitals and patients are back to facing pre-pandemic pressures — and will face even more once the federal government ends the public health emergency, which has temporarily increased Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements.
...
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health conditions.
outreach into the community.
Foundation for Healthy Communities
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 415-4270 direct
(603) 491-8045 cell
@healthynh;
healthynh.org
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2022 1:48 PM
To: New Hampshire RAC Executive Team <newhampshire-rac-et@m.resiliencesystem.org>
Subject: Re: [newhampshire-rac-et] - Re: [newhampshire-rac-et] New Hampshire: Which COVID-19...
noreply@m.resiliencesystem.org <noreply@m.resiliencesystem.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2022 11:25 AM
To: New Hampshire RAC Executive Team <newhampshire-rac-et@m.resiliencesystem.org>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] - Re: [newhampshire-rac-et] New Hampshire: Which COVID-19 statistics are right?
for COVID. NHHA counts all patients who have COVID and are in a hospital. The difference between the two is largely patients who were picked up through required testing as part of their hospital admission. So, if you want to count apples to apples to see
where we are relative to the past, use the NHHA number. Having a patient with a diagnosis of COVID in a hospital still takes extra resources and they are on all the mitigation protocols for COVID, regardless if they are being medically treated for the disease.
Foundation for Healthy Communities
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 415-4270 direct
(603) 491-8045 cell
@healthynh;
healthynh.org
noreply@m.resiliencesystem.org <noreply@m.resiliencesystem.org>
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2022 1:14 PM
To: New Hampshire RAC Executive Team <newhampshire-rac-et@m.resiliencesystem.org>
Subject: [newhampshire-rac-et] New Hampshire: Which COVID-19 statistics are right?
COVID-19 Stats Are Right – The State's Or NH Hospital Association's?
NH Hospital Association statistics on COVID-19 are very different from what the state Department of Health and Human Services.
InDepth NH
Across New Hampshire, NH Patch
A press release sent Thursday from the state Department of Health and Human Services said there are 376 new COVID-19 test results and 17 people hospitalized. But the New Hampshire Hospital Association site shows a much higher number for hospitalizations.....
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Thanks Mike,
Our new staff member is Chris Symolon (csymolon@healthynh.org). I’m unable to make the 1:30 today, but will send the information to her. However, I know she has a hard stop at 2:00, but I’d
love to get her connected with the program.
Thanks,
Peter
Peter T. Ames, MPH
Executive Director
Foundation for Healthy Communities
125 Airport Road
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 415-4270 direct
(603) 491-8045 cell
@healthynh;
healthynh.org
From: noreply@m.resiliencesystem.org <noreply@m.resiliencesystem.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 9:10 AM
To: New Hampshire RAC Executive Team <newhampshire-rac-et@m.resiliencesystem.org>
Cc: Lindsay Swain Hunt <Lindsay_Hunt@hms.harvard.edu>; David Price <davidalexanderprice@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [newhampshire-rac-et] - Re: [newhampshire-rac-et] New Hampshire: Which COVID-19...
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Peter (and NH RAC colleagues),
When appropriate send us your new RAC-related staff members' contact information and we will start incorporating them into the New Hampshire RAC meetings and communications. There will be a New Hampshire RAC Zoom Phase I, Stage 1 meeting
at 12 noon EDT this Thursday, May 5.
Mike McDonald is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: New Hampshire RAC Meeting
Time: May 5, 2022 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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It is clear that there are new COVID challenges ahead for New Hampshire, especially for Grafton County, as depicted below.
Proposed Agenda
1) Spring and Summer COVID Concerns (Omicron sub-variants)
Case Increases
Hospitalization Increases
2) Anticipated Fall COVID Concerns (especially if there is a more virulent variant with immune escape arising)
3) Approaches to Improve COVID and Continuity of Care Outcomes in Spring, Summer and Fall 2022
COVID Testing
Anti-viral Treatments
Public Health Measures
Masks
Vaccine-induced Immunity
Lockdowns
Prevention Strategies
Those Oppositional and Defiant to Public Health Measures
The Pandemic Fatigued
4) Preparations Now for Next Fall
5) RAC Points of Intervention
Libraries
Churches
Political Organizations
Civic Organizations
Boys and Girls Club
6) RAC Hyper-local data
7) RAC Trainings
8) Home and Community Telehealth and Telemetry
9) Transitioning from Pandemic Conditions to Endemic Conditions?
10) Geiger-Gibson 2.0 Interventions
11) Community Health Clinic Interventions
12) Hospital Interventions
Loss of Pandemic Aid Stresses Hospitals That Treat the
UninsuredNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mary Howard, a dishwasher with no health insurance, has never had COVID-19. But the coronavirus, she said, caused her life to spiral
over the past two years. Friends died from it. Ordinary parts of her day, like riding the bus, felt perilous. The restaurant where she worked closed temporarily, and she fought depression and high blood pressure, seeking care in the emergency room because
in-person appointments were hard to come by as the pandemic raged. She turned for help to NaYahooNews
For more on this, see below my signature block.
Other suggestions for topics and priorities?
Mike
Michael D. McDonald,
Dr.P.H.
Coordinator
Resilient American Communities (RAC) Initiative
Executive Director
Health Initiatives Foundation, Inc.
Cell: 202-468-7899
Michael.D.McDonald@mac.com
http://resiliencesystem.org
More on Hospitals Losing Pandemic Aid
...the infusion of aid is ending at a time when hospitalizations from COVID-19 are receding but as safety-net providers are facing tremendous unmet needs from patients who have
delayed care for chronic conditions and other health problems even more than usual during the pandemic.
“Their margins are slim to begin with,” Beth Feldpush, senior vice president for policy and advocacy at America’s Essential Hospitals, which represents safety-net hospitals, said
of the institutions. She added that some were already having a “more difficult time bouncing back operationally and financially.”
Nashville General has seen an average of just one COVID-19 patient a week recently. But its doctors and nurses say that a wide range of health problems that worsened during the
pandemic are now overwhelming the hospital. ...y, a surge in diabetic wounds.
Dr. Eric Neff, an orthopedic surgeon, said patients were afraid to visit the hospital during much of the pandemic and often had trouble finding transportation when they did. The
consequences were dire: People waited six months to seek care for a broken wrist or ignored a torn rotator cuff, making it harder for him to fix their injuries.
“It’s horrible,” he said.
Dr. Philip Elizondo, his orthopedic colleague, said the hospital had to cancel minor surgeries for health problems that subsequently ballooned. One uninsured woman he treated had
torn her meniscus, lost her job and lost her house. Elizondo said he could have performed a 20-minute surgery if the patient had been able to seek care immediately but instead her injury went untreated and got worse.
Dr. Richard Fremont, a pulmonologist, said that he had treated dozens of COVID-19 patients over the past two years, but that patients with other health conditions, such as chronic
asthma, had more often needed oxygen. Because uninsured patients cannot get short-term home oxygen therapy, he sometimes keeps those who need it in the hospital for days or weeks.
The crisis of the uninsured is especially acute in Tennessee, which has one of the highest rates of hospital closures in the country and is among a dozen states that have chosen
not to expand Medicaid to cover more low-income adults under the Affordable Care Act. Roughly 300,000 people in the state fall in the so-called coverage gap, meaning they are ineligible for either Medicaid or discounted health insurance under the Affordable
Care Act despite having little to no income.
John Graves, a health policy professor at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, said the influx of relief funds during the pandemic had allowed something akin to a “universal
coverage system within a system,” granting coverage to everyone who got COVID-19. Now, he said, hospitals and patients are back to facing pre-pandemic pressures — and will face even more once the federal government ends the public health emergency, which has
temporarily increased Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements.
...
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Peter,
love to get her connected with the program.
Foundation for Healthy Communities
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 415-4270 direct
(603) 491-8045 cell
@healthynh;
healthynh.org
Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 9:10 AM
To: New Hampshire RAC Executive Team <newhampshire-rac-et@m.resiliencesystem.org>
Cc: Lindsay Swain Hunt <Lindsay_Hunt@hms.harvard.edu>; David Price <davidalexanderprice@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [newhampshire-rac-et] - Re: [newhampshire-rac-et] New Hampshire: Which COVID-19...
Peter (and NH RAC colleagues),
at 12 noon EDT this Thursday, May 5.
https://us02web.zoom.us/u/koeGrSrBC
UninsuredNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mary Howard, a dishwasher with no health insurance, has never had COVID-19. But the coronavirus, she said, caused her life to spiral
over the past two years. Friends died from it. Ordinary parts of her day, like riding the bus, felt perilous. The restaurant where she worked closed temporarily, and she fought depression and high blood pressure, seeking care in the emergency room because
in-person appointments were hard to come by as the pandemic raged. She turned for help to NaYahooNews
Michael D. McDonald,
Dr.P.H.
delayed care for chronic conditions and other health problems even more than usual during the pandemic.
of the institutions. She added that some were already having a “more difficult time bouncing back operationally and financially.”
pandemic are now overwhelming the hospital. ...y, a surge in diabetic wounds.
consequences were dire: People waited six months to seek care for a broken wrist or ignored a torn rotator cuff, making it harder for him to fix their injuries.
torn her meniscus, lost her job and lost her house. Elizondo said he could have performed a 20-minute surgery if the patient had been able to seek care immediately but instead her injury went untreated and got worse.
asthma, had more often needed oxygen. Because uninsured patients cannot get short-term home oxygen therapy, he sometimes keeps those who need it in the hospital for days or weeks.
not to expand Medicaid to cover more low-income adults under the Affordable Care Act. Roughly 300,000 people in the state fall in the so-called coverage gap, meaning they are ineligible for either Medicaid or discounted health insurance under the Affordable
Care Act despite having little to no income.
coverage system within a system,” granting coverage to everyone who got COVID-19. Now, he said, hospitals and patients are back to facing pre-pandemic pressures — and will face even more once the federal government ends the public health emergency, which has
temporarily increased Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements.
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