Author: Dorron Blumberg

May 7, 2020 – Florida Medical Center welcomes Sharmila Perez as its new hospital Director of Critical Care Services and the ICU. In her new role, Perez will be responsible for the care provided in the ICU, as well as its staff, to ensure the delivery of high-quality care. She will also manage patient flow, and will collaborate with physicians to ensure the program exceeds expectations for its patients. 

May 21, 2020 – AvMed, one of Florida’s oldest and largest not-for-profit health plans, is taking proactive action in response to the COVID-19 pandemic by continuing to increase access to care and removing potential cost barriers for its members. This includes extending COVID-19 benefits and coverage, beyond testing and medication requirements, for another 60 days.

May 20 2020 – Community Health of South Florida, Inc. (CHI) is proud to offer free walk-up COVID-19 testing, by appointment, on May 30, 2020 and June 6, 2020 from 11am to 2pm at the Fredrick Douglas Community Center Gym, 111 Olivia Street, Key West, FL 33040. CHI has pledged to care for the people of Key West as it continues to lay the groundwork for a new health center located in Key West’s Bahama Village.

May 13, 2020 – Keter North America Inc. today announced it has begun production of high-quality, reusable face shields at its plants in Anderson, Indiana and Milton, Ontario, Canada. Both facilities have the capacity to produce about 50,000 face shields a week.   

The shields will be donated to hundreds of long-term care facilities, hospitals and fire stations across United States and Ontario to help address the urgent need for PPE to protect frontline workers who care for patients, especially seniors.