American Express & Hilton have partnered to offer up to 1 million hotel rooms to frontline medical professionals. The rooms will be available at no charge starting next week and will be available to doctors, nurses, EMTs, paramedics and other frontline medical staff. The rooms are for those who need a place to sleep, recharge or isolate from family and will be available through May. The rooms will be available through the following organizations:
- American Association of Critical Care Nurses
- American College of Emergency Physicians
- American Hospital Association
- American Nurses Association
- Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association
- Emergency Nurses Association
- National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians
- Society of Critical Care Medicine
- Society of Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants
- Society of Hospital Medicine
How do you get a room headed to Shreveport to work at LSU oschner
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These nights are not super difficult to use, although there are some stipulations. You have to go through one of the organizations listed, the one I checked required you to be a member, but you could join and use it. I was told it is good for 7 nights, but didn’t really clarify if that was per person or per member. Not all Hilton brands are eligible and not all properties in the brand are eligible.
This is a generous, practical, and moving gesture that I will remember when we can begin to travel again. I agree with an earlier commenter: Hilton and Amex should extend this offer to other employees, not just medical staff, at healthcare facilities. They are also putting their own lives at risk. Thanks for this post, DoC.
does this include general hospital occupations, e.g. custodial, food services, as well?
Does one have to be a member of these associations?
This is great. It would be nice if they could extend this to the Respiratory Therapist associations, either the AARC or NBRC as they are an often overlooked profession but are hands on in this as one of the most vital professions during this pandemic.
Really incredible. They get to “donate” their unused rooms, get positive publicity, and write this off their taxes as a charitable donation. Meanwhile paying their staff with government stimulus money. Triple win. Meanwhile I still can’t get a bank to process a PPP loan for me because I don’t have a lobbyist or millions of dollars with any one bank.
soundbites…who needs details
IF it’s like 100% of a nice thing to you, as you thought, then think first WHY only Amex and Hilton have jointly stepped forward while others are still watching. I don’t know anything inside this, but from a logic inference, I believe there’s a great chance they’re also paying something, even if not in form of cash/paycheck.
Still, sad to hear what you’ve been through. It’s true that they should also pay attention to individuals like you.
hmm Do i need to be a member of those associations? Not all ED docs necessarily join those associations.
According to acep you need to be a member to go through them for a room. Just join now.
Awesome.