Author: Dorron Blumberg

Florida’s Top Hospitals Join Forces to Launch #MaskUp Campaign to Help Reduce the Spread of COVID-19

Posted by | Nov 25, 2020 | |

November 25, 2020 – Nine of Florida’s top health-care systems, representing more than 50 hospitals in communities across the state, have come together to launch an education and awareness campaign that includes an urgent plea for all Floridians: mask up, because wearing a facemask can help slow the surging COVID-19 pandemic.
 
 

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BROWARD HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER IS FIRST HOSPITAL IN BROWARD COUNTY TO OFFER NEWLY APPROVED WATCHMAN FLXTM

Posted by | Nov 24, 2020 | |

November 20 2020 – Broward Health Medical Center is the first hospital in Broward County to offer patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF), an alternative to long-term blood thinners with the next-generation WATCHMAN FLXTM Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) implant. The WATCHMAN FLX, which was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, may reduce the risk of stroke in patients with NVAF who need an alternative to oral anticoagulation therapy.

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COVID’s Collateral Damage: Germicidal Lamps May Damage Corneas

Posted by | Nov 24, 2020 | |

While UV light may kill bacteria and viruses, improper use is dangerous
 
November 24, 2020 – In a paper published in the journalOcular Immunology and Inflammation, physicians from the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine reported that several patients using germicidal lamps in an attempt to sanitize against the coronavirus, developed painful inflammation of the cornea, a condition called photokeratitis. These consumer-available ultraviolet (UV) emitting devices were being usedin an attempt toeliminate coronavirusfrom homes and offices.
 

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Lee Health Hospital Again Named Among Nation’s Top 50 for Heart Care

Posted by | Nov 24, 2020 | |

For Fourth Consecutive Year, IBM Watson Health Includes HealthPark Medical Center 
on List of 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals
 
 
November 24, 2020Lee Health’s HealthPark Medical Center is among the 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals again, joining some of the most elite hospitals in the country for top heart care. The honor marks the fourth consecutive year the hospital has earned a top spot on the list.
 

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Christopher Ure Ends Service as Broward Health Commissioner on High Note

Posted by | Nov 24, 2020 | |

November 24 2020 – When former Florida Governor Rick Scott invited Christopher Ure to join the North Broward Hospital District’s Board of Commissioners in 2015, the strategic appointment helped lay the foundation for what was to become the health system’s extraordinary transformation. Although he had never served in a similar capacity in healthcare or politics, or perhaps precisely because he had not, Ure brought fresh perspective, business skills and leadership to one of the nation’s 10 largest public health systems, seen through the unique lens of a successful CEO.

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