Department of Healthcare Administration and Policy News
Students in the Department of Healthcare Administration and Policy gain a comprehensive view of the healthcare delivery system and develop an understanding of health and disease. Our mission is to provide a world class academic experience to the future generations of healthcare administrators, conduct impactful research, and engage and serve those in the healthcare system.
Current Healthcare Administration and Policy News
School of Public Health graduate programs build the skills necessary to take on organizational challenges and establish leadership in expanding workforce sector.
51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó President Keith E. Whitfield to honor four Winter 2020 graduates for their academic, research, and community impact.
51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó president Marta Meana will highlight four graduating students at commencement who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the Class of 2019.
Achievement in Service Award winner Ken Bahl has been a key figure in 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó's Alumni Association.
MGM College Opportunity Program at 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó offers a flexible and affordable way for the company's employees to complete their degrees.
51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó faculty and students honored with Service-Learning, Community-Based Research, Faculty/Staff Outreach, and Student Service awards.
Healthcare Administration and Policy In The News
It’s been nearly two years since the Biden-Harris administration passed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. Since then, the law’s provisions on prescription drugs have lowered prices for Medicare users across the country, including thousands of Nevadans.
Renown Health holds a dominant place in Northern Nevada’s health care landscape. The nonprofit health system owns and operates two of the six major hospitals in the broader Carson-Reno-Tahoe region and has a 100,000-square-mile service area that’s one of the largest territorial reaches in the state.
The nursing home resident’s first recorded signs of COVID-19 were subtle: a low-grade fever, accompanied by coughing.
Health officials predict many US hospitals soon will be overrun with patients. Well before the outbreak, in total, Nevada had 6,304 hospital beds in 2017. Nevada’s 2.1 hospital beds per 1,000 people is lower than the national average of 2.4, according to the Nevada Current.
Health officials predict many US hospitals soon will be overrun with patients. Well before the outbreak, in total, Nevada had 6,304 hospital beds in 2017. Nevada’s 2.1 hospital beds per 1,000 people is lower than the national average of 2.4, according to the Nevada Current.
Nevada’s shortage of doctors means many worried patients are scrambling to find a primary care physician who can provide quick diagnoses about coronavirus symptoms or testing options.
