MedPage Today October 10, 2024
— Florida Hospital Association president says facilities are operational, with very few exceptions
As hospitals across the Southeast continued to feel the effects of Hurricane Helene, those in Florida worked to evacuate patients, if needed, and prepare for yet another storm.
Now, in the aftermath of Milton, the latest hurricane to strike the state, Florida hospitals have been tasked with balancing the needs and safety of current patients with taking on additional ones from other healthcare facilities and treating people with weather-related injuries or needs.
“Our hospitals have absolutely been tested numerous times in a short period of time because of the back-to-back storms,” Mary Mayhew, president and CEO of the Florida Hospital Association (FHA), told MedPage Today.
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