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Originally Posted by 93nav
Care to give a report on the situation at your hospital? Up to you, as detail or not as you feel like.
I hear that some the beaches by Jacksonville have opened up.
Thanks
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The predictions based on first models which we were looking at said we were going to have 4500 infected patients. This what about a month ago and is based on our roughly 30% market share in the area. With that info we went into high gear to get ready. Last week the model said it was going to be less than a 10th of that. We've spent millions buying materials and building temporary "field hospitals" on our empty shell floors at three of our hospitals. Our design was approved by the US Corp of Engineers and the State of FL. We also prepped our existing rooms to add a second patient to each and every room. We HOPE to be reimbursed by FEMA which will take years to get. We're still waiting on FEMA hurricane dollars from 3 years ago.
Opening the beaches made the news every where it seems. It was really needed actually. You can only walk, swim and surf. Keep your distance from each other. The wind is always blowing. Very low risk of infecting others.