AdventHealth West Florida issued the following announcement on August 12.
AdventHealth West Florida Division COVID-19 Update
AdventHealth continues to see a significant increase in COVID-19 cases at its facilities across West Florida and have surpassed our highest peak since the pandemic began. All AdventHealth hospitals are designed to create flexible and expandable spaces for patient care. We have sufficient personal protective equipment (PPE), ventilators and specialized equipment available to quickly and safely convert existing spaces in the hospital into standard patient rooms or ICU/critical care rooms, should they be needed due to increased demand.
ELECTIVE PROCEDURES
Beginning Monday, August 16, AdventHealth Dade City, AdventHealth Sebring, and AdventHealth Zephyrhills havetemporarily postponed any non-urgent elective procedures that require an overnight stay. Patients will be notified directly if their procedure will be rescheduled.
All AdventHealth West Florida Division hospital locations will continue to perform same-day procedures that do not require an overnight stay. We will also continue with time-sensitive urgent and emergent surgeries and procedures as scheduled. This decision allows us to further plan for the increased need for hospital beds, resources, and advocate for patient and team members.
VISITATION POLICIES
All AdventHealth West Florida Division hospital locations in Tampa Bay are currently limiting visitors. The limitation of visitors applies to the following locations:
- AdventHealth Carrollwood
- AdventHealth Dade City
- AdventHealth North Pinellas
- AdventHealth Tampa
- AdventHealth Wesley Chapel
- AdventHealth Zephyrhills
KNOW WHERE TO GO FOR COVID-19 TESTING
Unless the public is experiencing severe respiratory distress, such as shortness of breath or chest pain, please do not go to the ER for a coronavirus test. Instead, we encourage the public to contact your care provider, schedule an e-care visit, go to the nearest AdventHealth Centra Care, AdventHealth Express Care at Walgreens or PromptCare (Highlands/Hardee counties) location. This will allow clinical staff to maintain sufficient capacity for patients needing care for critical injuries and additional medical emergencies. More resources are available at CoronavirusResourceHub.com.
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