Author: Dorron Blumberg

HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS CAN HONE ADVANCE CARE PLANNING SKILLS AT APRIL 15 VITAS HEALTHCARE WEBINAR

Posted by | Apr 3, 2020 | |

APRIL 2, 2020 – In advance of National Healthcare Decisions Day on April 16, VITAS Healthcare offers two tools to help the nation’s physicians and healthcare professionals “have the conversation” with seriously ill patients and families about their goals and options for care.
 
VITAS, the nation’s leading provider of end-of-life care, will host an April 15 webinar on advance directives and advance care planning (ACP). The hospice provider also encourages physicians to adopt the six-step SPIKES protocol* to guide challenging-but-necessary conversations with patients and families about disease progression and care preferences. 
 

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CHI OPENS NEW COVID-19 TESTING LOCATION IN FLORIDA CITY

Posted by | Apr 3, 2020 | |

April 3 2020 – Community Health of South Florida, Inc. (CHI) is opening a new drive through Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing site in Florida City starting Tuesday, April 7, 2020 to meet the needs of the community. This is CHI’s 3rd testing location. The non-profit organization will be testing on Tuesday and Thursdays at 450 Davis Parkway in Florida City. 

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Tenet Announces Upsizing and Pricing of its $700 Million Private Offering of Senior Secured Notes

Posted by | Apr 3, 2020 | |

April 2, 2020 – Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) today announced the pricing of the previously announced private placement offering and has agreed to issue and sell $700 million in aggregate principal amount of senior secured first lien notes due on April 1, 2025, which will bear interest at a rate of 7.500% per annum (the “notes”). The aggregate principal amount of notes to be issued in the offering was increased to $700 million from the previously announced $500 million. Completion of the notes offering is expected to occur on April 7, 2020, and is subject to, among other things, standard closing and market conditions

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Trump Administration Issues Key Recommendations to Nursing Homes, State and Local Governments

Posted by | Apr 3, 2020 | |

April 2 2002 – At the direction of President Trump, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), issued critical recommendations to state and local governments, as well as nursing homes, to help mitigate the spread of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in nursing homes. The recommendations build on and strengthen recent guidance from CMS and CDC related to effective implementation of longstanding infection control procedures. 

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Agency for Health Care Administration Launches Statewide Hospital Bed Capacity Dashboard

Posted by | Apr 2, 2020 | |

Dashboard reports updated data on bed availability by county and hospital
 
April 2 2020 – The Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) published a data dashboard of current hospital bed availability to provide the public with greater visibility on hospital capacity and census. This vital statewide resource is comprised of real-time, self-reported bed availability by all Florida hospitals. The dashboard provides the Governor, the Department of Health, health care providers, and emergency management operators with critical, real-time information to better inform state and local planning and response to the need for more hospital beds as we confront COVID-19 in Florida.
 
 

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