The latest move to curtail elective procedures in central Florida is a troubling sign in the fight against COVID-19, more than a year after hospitals first put off such services in an effort to keep resources available to fight the pandemic.
AdventHealth leaders expressed their unease about the rapid rise of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Florida, nearing levels seen during the peak of the pandemic.
“The rate of rise is somewhat concerning. We are now seeing about the fastest rate of increase that we have seen during the course of this entire pandemic,” Neil Finkler, chief clinical officer for AdventHealth’s Central Florida Division, said during a press briefing last week.
