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A Collaborative Effort To Establish A Convalescent Plasma Program In South Florida, Roberto L. Roman Laporte, Edwina Brathwaite Dec 2020

A Collaborative Effort To Establish A Convalescent Plasma Program In South Florida, Roberto L. Roman Laporte, Edwina Brathwaite

Nursing & Health Sciences Research Journal

On March 11, 2020, Miami-Dade County had its first diagnosed case of COVID-19 and quickly became the top hotspot of COVID-19 cases in Florida. Hospitals were challenged to find effective treatments to combat the virus. A collaborative effort between Doctors Hospital and Boca Raton Regional Hospital established a robust convalescent plasma program for critically ill patients diagnosed with COVID-19 within Baptist Health South Florida.