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Reopening Process for Lee Health & COVID Impact on Healthcare System

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Dr. Scott Nygaard

Governor Ron DeSantis issued an executive order on March 20th directing hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, office surgery centers, dental offices, and other health-care providers in Florida to cease performing elective services. It ended two weeks ago on May 4th. We find out how the re-opening process has gone so far at Lee Health with its Chief Operating Officer, Dr. Scott Nygaard. And we’ll talk about how the COVID-19 outbreak has impacted the healthcare system overall.