Author: Dorron Blumberg

CHI ADDS NEW DATES FOR WALK UP COVID-19 TESTING IN KEY WEST

Posted by | May 20, 2020 | |

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.

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COVID-19: Keter adapts production to manufacture and donate face shields for frontline workers including in South Florida

Posted by | May 20, 2020 | |

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.
 

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Cancer Patients Report High Satisfaction with Care During COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted by | May 19, 2020 | |

Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute establishes protocols to protect patients with minimal disruption
 
Cancer Patients Report High Satisfaction with Care During COVID-19 Pandemic 
Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute establishes protocols to protect patients with minimal disruption
 
May 19, 2020  – Despite the many challenges of the current health care crisis, patients of  Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (FCS) report high satisfaction with the oncology provider’s response and efforts to provide care safely, and with little or no disruption.  In a survey of over 3,000 patients, conducted earlier this month by an outside organization following their most recent visits, 96% said they were very satisfied with the responsiveness they have received from FCS throughout the pandemic. Cancer patients can be one of the most vulnerable populations, due to compromised immune systems from chemotherapy and other underlying health issues.
 

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