Quickly-to-be mothers who had been hoping to provide start at Fort Lauderdale’s Holy Cross Well being must discover one other hospital on account of rising Covid-19 circumstances.
Holy Cross was pressured to quickly shut its Labor and Supply Unit on account of a surge in coronavirus circumstances amongst workers and hospital employees.
“Individuals are out sick as a result of surge in Covid circumstances,” Holy Cross spokeswoman Christine Walker stated Sunday. “It’s simply short-term for the labor and supply unit. The NICU [Neonatal Intensive Care Unit] and Put up-Partum are nonetheless open.”
This comes as hospitals throughout the nation are combating, not solely quickly rising circumstances but additionally staffing shortages.
“Because of the Covid-19 surge, Holy Cross Well being has reached important staffing ranges in Labor and Supply,” Walker stated. “In the very best curiosity of affected person security, the Labor and Supply unit is on diversion till additional discover.”
