Holy Cross Health Temporarily Closing Maternity Ward Due To COVID Related Staffing Shortages

FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – Holy Cross Health successful Fort Lauderdale has been forced to temporarily adjacent its maternity ward owed to staffing shortages related to the latest COVID-19 surge.

“In the champion involvement of diligent safety, the Labor and Delivery portion is connected diversion until further notice,” Holy Cross spokeswoman Christine Walker said successful a statement.

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The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Post-Partum units astatine the infirmary stay open, she said.

Nearby hospitals including Memorial Healthcare System and Broward Health are taking connected patients from Holy Cross successful the meantime.

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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.

Since past week, determination person been agelong lines astatine investigating sites crossed South Florida and successful different areas of the state.

For a database of COVID investigating sites crossed South Florida, click here.

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