Last Fourth of July, President Joe Biden gathered hundreds of people outside the White House for an event that would have been unthinkable for many Americans the previous year. With the coronavirus in retreat, they ate hamburgers and watched fireworks over the National Mall.
To be sure, the COVID-19 pandemic has been painful for patients and health care providers alike. Yet, throughout the crisis, many hospitals and other health care delivery organizations have been hotbeds of creativity and innovation, serving as a model for management going forward, according to a new article in the journal Health Affairs.
The Department of Veterans Affairs dedicated a new columbarium in Indianapolis, Indiana, allowing VA to conduct new interments of Veterans and eligible family members in the city for the first time since 1959.