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2 dialysis patients in county test positive for novel coronavirus

Dialysis clinics, already keenly aware of the dangers of infection, have ramped up precautions after at least two ...

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Sebastian River Medical Center nurses help on the front lines of the pandemic

When Steward Health Care – which owns Sebastian River Medical Center – put out a call to its ...

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COVID-19 infection hits two more Vero elder care facilities

The novel coronavirus has now spread to two additional Vero Beach long-term care facilities – this time to ...

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Healthcare agencies look for new ways to serve patients impacted by covid-19 pandemic

Vero’s nonprofit healthcare agencies, many of which serve as safety nets for the area’s poor, have been dramatically ...

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Did HarborChase conceal COVID-19 infections?

The novel coronavirus had not even come to Vero Beach when those with relatives in long-term care facilities ...

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Three hospital caregivers tested positive for COVID-19

The word “happy” seemed to come with both effort and relief as Dr. Greg Rosencrance, president of Cleveland ...

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Sebastian River Medical Center, smaller of county’s hospitals, furloughing staff

The smaller of the county’s two hospitals, Sebastian River Medical Center, is furloughing workers as parent company Steward ...

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Ann Marie McCrystal, eternal optimist, looks to the future with hope

Ann Marie McCrystal doesn’t need to play an accordion on a balcony like upbeat Italians seen in news ...

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Behavioral Health Center facing new tests in pandemic

With emotions on edge, happy hours on hold, finances imperiled and health on the line, even the sunniest ...

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Hotel space offered to hospital if extra rooms needed

Keith Kite was mowing his lawn when an idea came to him: With fears of hospitals reaching capacity ...

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Vero comes late to the pandemic

When Dr. Gerald Pierone’s office spoke by phone with a patient in his concierge practice complaining of respiratory ...

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Third Indian River COVID-19 case announced

Update: A third Indian River County resident has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to the ...