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| We will have two (2) medical doctors on our live coffee on Wednesday discussing the COVID-19 Pandemic |
Our 50th Coffee with a Commissioner will be a webinar to watch this Wednesday morning!
I will have two medical doctors on the call, including a local pulmonologist who has been in practice for 30 years locally and who has worked at all three local Escambia County hospitals.
I had a great conversation this Saturday morning with him, and he has agreed to join us on the call Wednesday morning to give an update on current conditions in our hospitals and the further actions he believes we need to take to reduce transmission levels locally.
We will also have Baptist Hospital in Pensacola CEO Mark Faulkner aboard to discuss the conditions at Baptist Hospital and how his organization is handling the pandemic locally. County Administrator Janice Gilley will also be on the call, as will be County Emergency Manager Eric Gilmore.
I will ask the questions of the doctors and specialists the folks have been asking me--so it will be a good program to watch this Wednesday:
1. What does recovery look like for our local patients?
2. How long does the virus stay in the systems of recovered patients?
3. Are our hospitals in danger of being over-run by COVID-19 patients?
4. What current treatments are working best? Convalescent plasma? Remdesivir? Steroids?
5. Are masks more important than hygiene, hand washing, and social distancing?
6. Are mask mandates absolutely necessary in your professional opinion(s)?
7. Do we have the staff locally to handle the loads of patients?
8. Is it safe to open schools for in-person instruction in August?
9. How long is a recovered patient contagious--or are they contagious?
10. How long will this pandemic last in your opinion--and can we beat it?
I will ask the salient questions that everyone is asking me.
It will take place this Wednesday morning from 6:30-7:30 AM. The replay will air on Myescambia.com.
Join us live, and ask your questions in real-time on facebook!
To join the event live Wednesday morning, simply go to
https://www.facebook.com/CommissionerBergosh/
"See You" online this Wednesday!
