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20 residents test positive, two die, at Rosewood Manor
Twenty residents have tested positive for COVID-19, including two who died, at Rosewood Manor, a 50-bed assisted living ...
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CEO Barsoum leaves Cleveland Clinic Florida hospital
Dr. Wael Barsoum, a key figure in the merger that made Indian River Medical Center part of Cleveland ...
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‘Please’ hasn’t worked; time for ‘Mandatory’
A strong majority of non-governmental leaders and other prominent members of our community vehemently disagree with public officials ...
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Indian River Estates questions 18 COVID-19 positives
The management of Indian River Estates said Friday that at least eight of the 18 asymptomatic COVID-19 positive ...
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Slow results render nursing home tests useless
After months of waiting for widespread testing, Florida’s nursing homes and assisted living facilities are finally getting their ...
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Local hospitals urge patients to seek timely care at their ER
Private-equity backed Steward Health Care, owner of Sebastian River Medical Center, has been taken over by a group ...
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Cleveland Clinic folds its testing tent, but warns against relaxing social distancing
Twelve weeks after Cleveland Clinic Indian River unveiled its drive-through testing process for COVID-19, the hospital has taken ...
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State finally doing more COVID-19 testing in elder care facilities
An ambitious statewide testing initiative is finally drilling down on Vero Beach’s real-time COVID-19 positives in long-term care ...
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COVID-19 safety measures bring profound changes to VNA HOSPICE CARE
Caitlin Kennedy had been working as a VNA Hospice nurse for only a few months when her world ...
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When COVID-19 hits home
Cloistered like dormmates, the five elderly men who died of COVID-19 over a 10-day span in April lived ...
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Sonata Senior Living facility was proactive on coronavirus testing
In a sea of discouraging news about the spread of COVID-19 among the vulnerable residents of Florida senior ...
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Sebastian River Medical Center gets ‘D’ grade for safety from Leapfrog; Cleveland Clinic Indian River gets ‘B’
At a critical time for patient safety concerns, Sebastian River Medical Center has slipped to a ‘D’ for ...