What Florida patients can expect once elective surgeries resume

What Florida patients can expect once elective surgeries resume

Florida Gov.

Ron DeSantis and health leaders around the state want elective surgeries to resume.

Investigative reporter Katie LaGrone explains what patients can expect once they start back up.

REBOUND.TONIGHT AS STATE LEADERSPREPARE FOR THE REOPENINGPHASE& ONE OF THE FIRST AREASTHEYOPERATING TABLE.

NEXT WEEK, ANEXECUTIVE ORDER TEMPORARILYBANNING ELECTIVE SURGERIESWILL END.

BUT AS KATIE LAGRONEEXPLAINS, RESUMING THESENON-EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WILLCOME WITH A WHOLE NEW SET OFRULES FOR BOTH THE PATIENT ANDTHE DOCTOR.<< DURING A RECENT PRESSCONFERENCE AT TAMPA GENERALHOSPITAL& A SEEMINGLY RELIEVEDGOVERNOR ANNOUNCED HOW HEPLANS TO RE- OPEN THE SUNSHINESTATE.“WEBABY STEPS” AND POINTED TOHEALTHCARE AS THE FIRST AREATO BRING BUSINESS BACK&A CHIEFSURGEON AT THE HOSPITAL EAGERTO ADD“WE READY TO OPEN FORBUSINES” ELECTIVE SURGERIES&ARE AT THE TOP OF THE LIST.THESE NON-EMERGENCY PROCEDURESWERE HALTED IN MARCH ASCONCERNS INCREASED ABOUT THESPREAD OF COVID-19 CAUSINGSHORTAGES OF MEDICAL SUPPLIESAND PATIENT BEDS& NOW THEREA BACKLOG&ALL MEDICAL EYES ONBRINGING THEM BACKSURGERIES ARE PRICEY ANDPROFITABLE.

ITAND GOOD NEWS DR. DAVIDSHAPIRO IS AN ANESTHESIOLOGISTAND SERVES ON THE BOARD OF THEFLORDIA SOCIETY OF AMBULATORYSURGERY CENTERS.

HE SUPPORTSRESUMING ELECTIVE SURGERIES ASLONG AS ITS SLOW..STEADY ANDWITH INCREASED PRECAUTIONS.

ITHINK THINGS WILL LOOK A LOTDIFFERENT TO PATIENTS.

AT HISOWN FACILITIES THATMEANS&FULLY MASKED STAFF&EMPTYWAITING ROOMS FOR FAMILIES.AND PATIENTS EVERYWHERE CANEXPECT TO ANSWER MORE PERSONALQUESTIONS& UNDERGO MORETESTING& AND POSSIBLY, LONGERWAITS.

WE MIGHT START DOINGFEWER CASES, TO ALLOW FORMAINTENANCE OF SUPPLIES ANDALLOW SOCIAL DISTANCING// WEMAY WANT TO GO TO EVERY OTHERBED JUST LIKE AIRLINES ARELIVING MIDDLE SEAT EMPTY.

BUWHILE THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRYIS GEARING UP TO WELCOME INPATIENTS& ARE PATIENTS READYTO COME BACK?

JUST BCEVERYTHINGDOESNSAFE ADAM COHENWAS SCHEDULED FOR AN ELECTIVEHEART VALVE REPLACEMENT INPALM BEACH COUNTY THIS SUMMER-THEN THE CORONAVIRUS HIT& NOWHE QUESTIONS HOW URGENT IS HISGRANDFATHERSURGERY&AND WHEN THE STATERESUMES THESE PROCEDURES&WILLMEDICAL CENTERS BE SAFE?

HOWSAFE DO I FEEL HAVING MY95YEAR OLD GRANDFATHER GOINGINTO, BASICALLY, GROUND ZEROFOR CORONAVIRUS THESE DAYS.HEWANT HIM GOING INTO ASITUATION THATUNSAFE FOR AN ELECTIVEPROCEDURE.

DOCTORS ACKNOWLEDGEMEDICAL SUPPLIES ANDMEDICATIONS ARE STILL IN HIGHDEMAND AND SHORT SUPPLY&.BUTARE PREPARING&IN WAYS THEYONLY KNOW HOW.

ITBE TOUGH AND ITREQUIRE A LOT OF UNDERSTANDINGAND EFFORT ON EVERYONELOOK LIVE TAG FLORIDAHOSPITALS AND SURGERY CENTERSARE EXPECTED TO START OFFERINGELECTIVE SURGERIES WITHIN DAYSAFTER THE GOVERNORRESTRICTING THEM EXPIRES OMAY 8TH.

KATIE LAGRONE