Author: Dorron Blumberg

COVID-19 Update: Memorial Healthcare System Changes Non-Emergency Surgical Policy Beginning July 8

Posted by | Jul 7, 2020 | |

July 7, 2020 – After careful consideration and review of all recent healthcare data related to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Florida, Memorial Healthcare System will cease doing all elective, non-urgent, and non-emergency procedures effective Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Memorial will continue performing emergency surgeries and outpatient diagnostic procedures.
 

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HCA EAST FLORIDA SISTER FACILITIES NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER AND WESTSIDE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER WELCOME THE NEXT GENERATION OF DOCTORS

Posted by | Jul 7, 2020 | |

July 6, 2020 – With over 3,300 applicants this year, 28 current residents and one fellow, Northwest Medical Center and Westside Regional Medical Center’s Graduate Medical Education (GME) program is proud to take part in the future of medicine by training the next generation of doctors. As teaching facilities in Broward, the hospitals’ goals are to provide their residents with outstanding clinical training and didactic educational experiences to produce the highest quality physicians possible.

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Westside Regional Medical Center’s Freestanding Emergency Room in Davie to Temporarily Suspend Services Effective July 6

Posted by | Jul 6, 2020 | |

Move allows Westside Regional to shift critical staff and
resources to main campus to combat COVID-19 outbreak 
 
July 6, 2020- Westside Regional Medical Center will temporarily suspend services at its Freestanding Emergency Room located in Davie at 3 p.m. on Monday, July 6, 2020. Temporarily closing the facility will allow Westside Regional to move key clinical staff and physicians to our main facility which is experiencing a greater volume of COVID-19 and suspected COVID-19 patients. 
 

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Part II of Palm Beach County Medical Society Opioid Education Program to Feature UM Ethics Expert

Posted by | Jul 6, 2020 | |

Physicians Can Earn CMEs for Attending Event
WHAT:
Ethical Implications of Opioids will be presented by Kenneth W. Goodman, PhD, FACMI, FACE, founder and director of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy and co-director of the university’s Ethics Programs.
 
The Institute has been designated a World Health Organization Collaborating Center in Ethics and Global Health Policy, one of ten in the world.
 

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