Georgia Hospitals on Diversion 8/26/2021 The current surge of COVID cases throughout Georgia is stretching hospital and EMS personnel and resources to unprecedented levels. As a result, many hospitals are having to declare themselves on diversion meaning they are temporarily unable to provide normal emergency care to patients arriving by ambulance. Diversion is a term specific to ambulance transports and is a request to ambulances to transport patients to other local facilities if possible.
State Fiscal Recovery Fund Deadline Extended 8/25/2021 On Aug. 24, Governor Kemp announced an extension of the deadline for the State Fiscal Recovery Fund grant applications from August 31, 2021, to October 31, 2021. Follow the link for details on the revised timeline for applications and grant review with the new extended deadline.
ACIP Recommends Additional COVID Vaccine for Immunocompromised Individuals 8/13/2021 Following the FDA’s authorization of an additional COVID vaccine dose for immunocompromised individuals, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is now recommending that certain patients with weakened immune systems receive an additional dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine. The recommendation does not include J&J vaccine recipients at this time.