Published 3 years ago

Refrigerated unit brought to Lakeland Regional due to surge in COVID

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Lakeland Regional Health is treating more than 400 patients with COVID-19 every day. The hospital purchased a refrigerator cooler to expand its morgue capacity. AdventHealth campuses in Polk County are also getting refrigerator coolers to increase their morgue capacities. Still, AdventHealth Tampa states hospitalizations have decreased slightly.

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Lakeland Regional Health adds refrigerator unit as deaths surpass morgue capacity

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) -- As Lakeland Regional Health continues to treat more than 400 patients with COVID-19 every day, the hospital purchased a refrigerator cooler to expand its morgue capacity.“Each surge during the pandemic has caused more deaths than normal at our Medical Center, and we take the appropriate steps to properly handle the bodies of the patients who pass away,” wrote Timothy Boynton, Lakeland Regional Health Vice President of…

3 years ago·Tampa, United States

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