US - Florida: Media rpt - Largest hospital chain in Central Florida elevates status to "black" as COVID-19 all-time high is hit - July 27, 2021

[sharon sanders]

AdventHealth elevates to level red with more than 900 patients hospitalized with COVID-19

Chief medical officer says infections among pregnant woman are rising

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“We are approaching an all-time high, in terms of our inpatient number of COVID-19 cases, which is a stretch in our capacity,” Herrera said.

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https://www.clickorlando.com/news/l...arly-900-patients-hospitalized-with-covid-19/

 

[Mary Wilson]

Florida hospital system declares code black due to surge in COVID-19 patients

Published 2 hours ago on July 29, 2021

By BNO News

The AdventHealth hospital system has put its Central Florida Division on code black due to a surge in patients who are suffering from COVID-19, officials say, adding that the number of patients has surpassed the previous peak in January.

A statement from AdventHealth said the hospital system was treating about 1,000 COVID-19 patients across its Central Florida Division, which includes Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Lake, Polk, Volusia and Flagler counties. This surpasses the peak of about 900 in January.

... will move to ‘black’ status and will defer non-emergency surgeries at hospitals throughout the division,” ... all hospital-based outpatient procedures will also be deferred, though time-sensitive pediatric procedures can be conducted with approval of the chief medical officer.

Florida reported 17,589 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the biggest one-day increase since January. Nearly 9,300 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized across the state, the highest since August, ...

https://bnonews.com/index.php/2021/0...navirus-surge/

 

[sharon sanders]

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