Hospital ICU Beds and ventilators per WJHG 3/22/2020

https://www.wjhg.com/content/news/Bay-County-update-on-COVID-19-569014411.html?fbclid=IwAR2040Znb3YO_Zgkpl2ovBy9Rlo-hERX8bDQRjvM-MH36AFJUNpKOBxPT-U

Additionally, DOH-Bay reached out to our partners Gulf Coast Regional Medical Center and Ascension Sacred Heart Bay for information on ICU beds and ventilators. Gulf Coast Regional Medical Center reports they have 20 ICU beds, 28 NICU beds, and four PICU beds that they are licensed for by the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), but they are prepared to go above those numbers if needed. Ascension Sacred Heart Bay has 42 ICU beds and 24 ventilators.

At any time if either partner has additional needs, DOH-Bay will work with them to make requests to the State through the Emergency Support Function 8 (ESF 8), Health and Medical.

The Florida Department of Health in Bay County (DOH-Bay), is urging residents to stop the spread and call ahead. If you are having symptoms of COVID-19 (fever, cough, and difficulty breathing) and you believe you have been exposed to the virus, call ahead to your health care provider and DOH-Bay at 850-872-4455. Your health care provider and DOH-Bay will screen to see if you meet Centers for Disease Control testing criteria. Persons who meet the criteria will be given directions on where, when, and how they will be tested.