Efforts made to meet the need for nurses in our area

Nurses are being flown in to help provide relief to South Florida nurses.

CAPACITY..

AND HEALTH CAREWORKERS OVERWHELMED.

BUT NOW -NURSES ARE BEING FLOWN IN HETO HELP PROVIDE SOME RELIEF.AT LAWNWOOD REGIONAL MEDICALCENTER IN FORT PIERCE -DOCTORS AND NURSES HAVETREATED INFANTS..

TO PARENTSIN THEIR 90'S.

THE I-C-U ISFULL AND EVERYONE ON THE FRONTLINES HAVE BEEN WORKING AROUNDTHE CLOCK FOR MONTHS.

BUTTODAY - 22 NURSES FROM OUTSIDEFLORIDA STARTED ORIENTATION ATTHE HOSPITAL TO PROVIDEADDITIONAL SUPPORT."WE'RE THE ONES HERE TAKINGCARE OF THE PATIENTS, WE'RETHE ONES THEY'RE DEPENDING ON,WE'RE RIGHT AT THAT BEDSIDEAND WE'RE HERE FOR THEM ANDFOR EACH OTHER...IT CAN BEGRUELING." LAWNWOOD SAYS ITSIN GOOD SHAPE - BUT CONTIGENCYPLANS ARE IN PLACE IF CASESWERE TO SKYROCKET EVENFURTHER.

THE EXPERTS SAYWEARING A MASK, WASHING YOURHANDS OFTEN AND SOCIALDISTANCING WHEN POSSIBLE WILLHELP THE NUMBERS GO DOWN.YOU CAN GET UPDATES ON THECORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, ON