(Silver Spring, MD, Thursday, April 2, 2020) – In every community in America, nurses are on the front lines of the COVID-19 response in hospitals, health departments and other health care settings. Since the global outbreak began, American Nurses Association has urged Congress and the White House to take critical steps in the fight against COVID-19.
American Nurses Association president, Dr. Ernest Grant, is available to discuss:
- How nurses are managing COVID-19 response efforts;
- What nurses on the front lines need most;
- What ANA asks of Congress and the White House; and
- What everyone in America can do to help.
Background:
Ernest Grant, PHD, RN, FAAN, is president of the American Nurses Association, the nation’s largest nurses’ organization representing the interests of the nation’s more than 4 million nurses. Dr. Grant has more than 30 years of front-line nursing experience.
- Joint letter from ANA, AMA, and AHA to the American public to #StayHome (3/24)
- Immediate use of the Defense Production Act to increase production of medical supplies and equipment, including PPE (3/21)
- Allocation of $100 billion to front line health care personnel and providers (3/19)
- ANA met with President Trump to discuss coronavirus prevention strategies (3/18)