Begley Urges Public to Join Clinicians in Defeating COVID-19

“To defeat the coronavirus, we need all Americans to think like health care workers and use those same principles and tools. Today, that means wearing a mask,” writes AONL CEO Robyn Begley, who is also senior vice president and chief nursing officer at the American Hospital Association (AHA). In her roles at the AHA and AONL, Begley writes she is helping nurses and nurse leaders “leverage every ounce of training and experience” they possess to fight the pandemic, but they can’t do it alone. She points to the AHA partnership with the American Medical Association and the American Nurses Association on the Wear A Mask public information campaign. It asks all Americans to wear a mask, practice social distancing and wash their hands frequently. (Fierce Healthcare story, 8/10/20)