Author: Dorron Blumberg

NICKLAUS CHILDREN’S HEALTH SYSTEM AND BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA COLLABORATE TO SUPPORT READINESS FOR ANTICIPATED COVID-19-RELATED PATIENT SURGE

Posted by | Apr 1, 2020 | |

April 1, 2020 – Nicklaus Children’s Health System (NCHS) and Baptist Health South Florida have signed a letter of agreement to collaborate in the weeks ahead with the shared goal of optimizing response to an anticipated regional surge of adult COVID-19-related hospital admissions. 
 
Under the agreement, effective today, Baptist Hospital and Baptist Children’s Hospital will transfer all children requiring inpatient admission to Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in order to prepare for the predicted influx of COVID-19-associated adult hospitalizations. This makes hospital beds, staff and equipment available for adult patient care at Baptist Hospital.
 

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Medical Rehabilitation Hospitals Adapt Amid Crisis

Posted by | Apr 1, 2020 | |

AMRPA members ensure patient and staff safety and continued optimal care
 
April 1, 2020 – In this time of increasing uncertainty and unprecedented challenges, the American Medical Rehabilitation Providers Association (AMRPA) spoke with its members this week to get a closer look at how inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) are adapting their internal operations to continue providing optimal care while ensuring the health and safety of staff and patients.
 
AMRPA talked with Doug Baer, CEO of Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital in Florida, and Dr. Bruce Gans, executive vice president and chief medical officer at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in New Jersey, part of the Select Medical family of rehabilitation hospitals, to provide a comprehensive understanding of the efforts being taken by IRFs.
 

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