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Baptist Health COVID-19 Resources

COVID-19 Updates

Baptist Health can test immediately for COVID-19

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Convalescent plasma donations are urgently needed. If you have recovered from coronavirus, please consider donating your plasma.    Learn More

If You Are Sick

If you think you may be sick, access our resources including seeing a doctor online from home 24/7.

COVID-19 Testing & Results

We follow CDC guidelines for testing.

Patient & Visitor Safety

Important information for Patients & Visitors at Baptist Health facilities and access to free virtual classes.

Now, more than ever, we are ready to continue caring for you.

Over the past several months our community has faced unprecedented challenges. As the coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we live, one thing has always remained constant — and that’s the incredible commitment and dedication shown by our caregivers and support staff each day.

Just as we responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are ready to care for our community as we move forward with enhanced safety measures and new processes designed with your health in mind.

  • Important Information for Hospital Visitors

    Visiting hours vary by location. ​Labor & Delivery and Maternity patients may have one partner present at all times. Exceptions will be made for pediatrics, oncology and other special circumstances. One visitor may accompany patients at our outpatient locations, including outpatient surgery centers, urgent care centers and physician practices, when social distancing is possible. ​ Please note that all visitors must be 18 or older and will be screened. Masks will be provided and are required to be worn at all times. Visitor hours are subject to change.

  • Elective Procedures, Surgeries, Endoscopies

    Elective surgeries and procedures at our hospitals requiring overnight stays are being evaluated daily across our inpatient facilities based on the capacity of each hospital. We will communicate directly with any patient whose surgery or procedure may need to be rescheduled. Any surgery or procedure that is taking place in an outpatient location will not be impacted at this time.

Calling All COVID-19 Survivors: Plasma Donations Needed.

If you have recovered from COVID-19, you may be able to help patients suffering from coronavirus today. It’s as simple as donating your plasma.

Baptist Health hospitals use convalescent plasma (plasma collected from people who have recovered from coronavirus), to treat critically ill COVID-19 patients not responding to other therapies. Antibodies present in recovered patients have lifesaving potential, helping boost a patient’s immune system so that they can better fight the virus.

Convalescent plasma donations are urgently needed. If you have recovered from coronavirus, please consider donating your plasma.

Trusted Resources

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

Florida Department of Health

World Health Organization

Media Inquiries

For media inquiries related to coronavirus, please contact our media relations team.

Baptist HealthTalk Podcast

As the coronavirus pandemic continues, the Baptist HealthTalk Podcast is a source to inform and empower you to get answers to the questions you may have. Host Jonathan Fialkow, M.D. and expert guests from across the system, answer the most frequently asked questions and address concerns in a conversational tone.

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We are in this together.

Now more than ever, as our country and the world unite in the fight against COVID-19, your gift will help us continue to provide extraordinary care to our community.