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Hospitals prepare for Hurricane Irma

By WFTV Web Staff
By WFTV Web Staff

Central Florida hospitals are taking precautions ahead of Hurricane Irma.

Ocala Health:

Ocala Health will close the Summerfield Emergency room Sunday at 10 a.m. through 7 p.m. Monday. The emergency room is located at 14193 South U.S. Highway 441 in Summerfield.

The emergency rooms at Ocala Regional Medical Center and West Marion Community Hospital will remain open for emergency patients.

Orlando Health:

All Orlando Health facilities go on lock down at 5 p.m. Sunday to allow patients who are being discharged to leave before the county wide curfew goes into effect. The lockdown means all entry and exit will not be open except in an emergency situation.

The lockdown applies to Orlando Regional Medical Center, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies, the Orlando Health UF Health Cancer Center, Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, Health Central Hospital, South Lake Hospital and South Seminole Hospital.

Osceola Regional Medical Center:

The Hunter's Creek Emergency room at Osceola Regional Medical Center at 12100 S. John Young Parkway in Orlando will close Sunday at 7 a.m. ahead of Hurricane Irma. The emergency room will reopen on Monday after the storm passes.

The main emergency room at Osceola Regional Medical Center at 700 W. Oak Street in Kissimmee will remain open.

Photos: Central Florida Hurricane Irma preparations

Florida Hospital:

Florida Hospital is taking steps to make sure patients are safe at all its locations as Hurricane Irma approaches Florida. Below is info from the hospital:

Statewide:

Centra Care locations will be closed Sunday and Monday.
Patients can access urgent-care services on their phone or tablet through Florida Hospital’s eCare app from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. until the storm subsides. This service, which is for minor injuries and conditions such as allergies, infections, cold and flu, will be offered free of charge through Tuesday, Sept. 12. The Florida Hospital eCare app can be downloaded from Google Play or the App Store on iTunes.
Read: Hurricane Irma: Information on school closures

Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties:

Preparations have been under way at our hospitals for the last several days to secure the buildings and ensure that all our patients and staff will be safe and comfortable during the storm. Arrangements have been made for full staffing of physicians and nurses throughout the duration of the storm. Generators are on hand, and water, food, linens and other supplies have been stockpiled to last through the storm.
Elective and non-emergent procedures have been cancelled from Saturday through Monday.
Patients whom physicians deem ready for discharge will be discharged before the storm arrives. Of course, many of our patients will remain here under medical care during the storm. While we understand the desire for families to remain with their loved ones during this time, we strongly encourage visitors to consider the advice of emergency officials to stay off the roads and remain at home until the storm passes.
As a reminder to the public, hospitals are not designated storm shelters. Hospital facilities, including parking garages, are not open to the public, and are reserved for the use of patients and employees only.
Read: Hurricane Irma: Curfew information

Volusia and Flagler counties:

Patients are being evacuated from Florida Hospital New Smyrna and Florida Hospital Oceanside in Ormond Beach on A1A. FH Oceanside will evacuate 31 patients to Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center in Daytona Beach today. The emergency department at this facility has closed.
FH New Smyrna will evacuate approximately 50 patients to Florida Hospital DeLand and Florida Hospital Fish Memorial in Orange City today. The hospital will be closed and the emergency department at this facility will be closed to patients as of 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 9.

Tampa Bay:

The Health & Wellness Center of Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel will close at 5 p.m., Sept. 8 and will remain closed through Monday.

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