Holy Cross Health Temporarily Closes Maternity Ward, COVID Related Staffing Shortages

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FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – Holy Cross Health successful Fort Lauderdale has temporarily closed its maternity ward owed to staffing shortages related to COVID-19.

“Due to the COVID-19 surge, Holy Cross Health has reached captious staffing levels successful Labor and Delivery. In the champion involvement of diligent safety, the Labor and Delivery portion is connected diversion until further notice. The NICU and Post-Partum stay open,” the infirmary said successful a statement.

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“I can’t ideate what it’s similar for women who whitethorn spell into labour contiguous and they had to find retired they’ll beryllium redirected,” said Natalia Garcia.

She said it was a taxable of treatment astatine Tuesday’s Heart and Soul Pregnancy Yoga Class successful Oakland Park.

“It made maine truly nervous, I’m not owed till March. I’m truly hoping things settee down till then,” said Garcia.

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Garcia was not scheduled to present astatine Holy Cross but says she is disquieted and with COVID-19 cases continuing to emergence galore large women are wondering what it means for them.

“What’s to travel successful the adjacent fewer months successful regards to unit shortages astatine the hospitals,” said Garcia.

Nearby hospitals including Memorial Healthcare System and Broward Health are taking connected patients who had expected to present astatine Holy Cross.

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The announcement from Holy Cross comes arsenic Florida continues to shatter regular records for caller COVID cases, which are astir apt fueled by the omicron variant. The variant is present the ascendant strain crossed the United States.

Bobeth Yates

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