JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — As the health care workers continue to battle COVID-19, Jacksonville-area physicians are giving an inside look at some of the treatment.
- Dr. David Caro with UF Health said they have a floor and other specific areas of the hospital designated to coronavirus treatment, per Centers for Disease Control guidelines. He said each room needs specific equipment and staff to treat a patient.
- Action News Jax found every local hospital has beds available for more patients. But to limit resources, doctors say each person must meet certain criteria before hospitalization, according to CDC guidelines.
- If a person has a fever, muscle aches, a cough, but you’re not severely short of breath or have an underlying health condition, you will be asked to stay home and self-isolate. In this case, doctors recommend drinking fluids and Tylenol, like a regular flu.
- “If somebody meets hospitalization criteria and they come in, we’re doing a lot of that supportive care but monitoring them in house to see if they require some of the more intensive care things like extra oxygen or being put on a ventilator,” Caro said.