• Orlando area hospitals say they are ready to deal with an Ebola case if it surfaces in Central Florida Governor Rick Scott is asking every Florida hospital provide Ebola protection training and education to all employees.
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• Florida Hospital has cut the ribbon on an expanded 35 bed Emergency Room at its Kissimmee campus. The hospital says the expansion allows it to meet the demands of the area’s growing population.
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• Catching the last SunRail train will soon be easier. Starting August 25, the last SunRail train will run 15 minutes later to accommodate healthcare workers. The northbound line will stop at Orlando Health at 7:37 p.m., instead of 7:22 p.m. It will reach the Florida Hospital at 7:49 p.m. The change is for healthcare workers who work from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Jody Barry is Florida Hospital’s director of strategic development. He says nurses on that shift need extra time to catch the train. “We have what we call a hand-off period, where the two nurses discuss what’s going on with patients. You know, Mr. Smith has this going on, and Mr. Jones has that going on,” he says. …
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