Author: Dorron Blumberg

Valor Program for First Responders: Located in the Heart of South Florida

April 20, 2020 – Fort Lauderdale Behavioral Health Center opened its new Valor Program in Febraury of 2020, which offers specialized treatment specifically designed for the needs and challenges of First Responders. Treatment by master’s-level clinicians can help first responders build upon the resiliency skills they already use to overcome challenges in their daily job duties. 

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Message to all Parents from Florida Kid Care

The Broward County, KidCare Outreach Program is currently following the guidelines of the CDC and the Department of Health by practicing “social distancing”.  Although the Broward County, KidCare Outreach offices are currently closed, arrangements have been made for all staff to telework out of the offices.  The KidCare Outreach Program continues to serve the chil-dren of Broward County with application enrollment assistance, account renewal, account verifi-cation, application status, sending documents, and resolving technical issues that result in re-tention into the programs. Some new accounts can also be made retroactive from the first day of the month.  

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NEW CELL THERAPY TRIAL LAUNCHES FOR PATIENTS WITH SEVERE COVID-19

April 17, 2020 – An international team of scientists led by Dr. Camillo Ricordi was granted immediate FDA authorization for a 24-patient clinical trial to test the safety and exploratory efficacy of umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (UC-MSCs) to block the life-threatening lung inflammation that accompanies severe cases of COVID-19. The trial will be based at the University of Miami Health System and Jackson Health System in Miam
 

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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Information from UM

The University of Miami Health System is closely monitoring the current coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. University and health system leaders are working closely with government and public health agencies and continue to follow guidelines from the U.S. Department of State, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the World Health Organization.

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FDA Approves Miami Cancer Institute, a part of Baptist Health South Florida, to Perform New, In-house Test for COVID-19 in its Molecular Diagnostic Lab

 The organization is the First in Florida, and one of 12 sites in U.S. to receive this emergency authorization to perform newly developed testing 
 
April 17, 2020 – This week, the Food & Drug Administration granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Baptist Hospital of Miami Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory at Miami Cancer Institute, to perform a new COVID-19 swab tests in-house. The test was developed at Miami Cancer Institute, which is part of Baptist Health.
 
 

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