Media Advisory
Lakeland, FL – We were notified by the Florida Department of Health this morning of a COVID-19 positive presumptive result for an 88-year-old male under our care who is in stable condition.
The Department of Health will notify exposed individuals in the community and investigate the possible source of the infection while providing them additional direction and guidance. This patient was appropriately triaged by our medical teams with the use of screening protocols recommended by state and federal agencies.
Our well-trained staff ensured adequate infection prevention guidelines were followed to minimize exposure to others and themselves.
We will address your questions at a Press Conference at 11 a.m. Friday, March 20, in the Mulaney Family Auditorium at the Carol Jenkins Barnett Pavilion for Women and Children, on the south side of the Medical Center, 1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd. Please enter through the doors right next to the Auditorium. We are limiting the number of media at this event to encourage social distancing. We will be posting video of this briefing on our website, if you are not able to attend.
Thank you for continuing to share important prevention information with our community.
Please indicate your attendance by emailing jennifer.audette@myLRH.org. If you are unable to attend or concerned about attending in person, please let us know and we can provide a call-in number for you.
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