MOBILE, Ala. – The state of Alabama became the first state in the country to partner with ShareSafe Response Network, a mobile app focused on connecting government officials with public health leaders.

The program, which will focus specifically on the state’s COVID-19 public health response, is a ‘secure mobile application-based platform now available free of charge to all organizations and healthcare professionals in the state for quickly share information that can impact healthcare. citizens of Alabama. ”

According to a statement from ShareSafe Solutions, the app is available free to all organizations and healthcare professionals across Alabama.

ShareSafe Response Network was developed in Mobile and co-led by Dr. Peter Pronovost, former adviser to the US Department of Health and Human Services and the World Health Organization.

“As the healthcare community gains more experience in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19, the evidence-based protocols continue to evolve … it is essential to put the latest information in the hands of those who are on the front line, ”said Pronovost. “I congratulate Governor Ivey and the State of Alabama for being the first to take this innovative step by uniting their healthcare organization into one network.

“I can see this mobile infrastructure providing a backbone for the deployment of future initiatives beyond COVID-19 that will result in improved quality of care for the citizens of Alabama,” Pronovost concluded.