Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
A Year Later: Lessons Learned From Pulse Night Club Shooting
The Pulse shooting shed light on a flaw in the health care system: The closest hospital gets the most patients in a mass casualty incident. It鈥檚 been documented in research looking at other disasters.聽And it鈥檚 something hospitals have to be prepared for. (Aboraya, 6/8)
It was a year ago that ORMC had to take extra security measures in response to the Pulse shooting: It started guarding its entrances. Shortly after, leaders decided to limit the number of entry points to the facility and installed metal detectors at the main entrance of ORMC and its two sister hospitals, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies. And none of these changes are likely to go away, said Eric Alberts, manager of emergency preparedness for ORMC鈥檚 parent company, Orlando Health. (Miller, 6/8)
The Pride Fund to End Gun Violence says it has raised $125,000 in the year after the Pulse mass shooting, the deadliest in modern American history. The fund is aimed at candidates who support gun control. It is one of an array of funds established after the massacre at the gay nightclub. (Green, 6/8)
