AdventHealth

The quick, painless electrocardiagram can pick up heart abnormalities that left undetected could lead to sudden cardiac arrest, a leading killer of student-athletes.

Dr. Eduardo Oliveira, medical director of critical care services for AdventHealth, cites the success of vaccines as a reason the patient age range is down from the begininning of the pandemic.

Dr. Cynthia Gries, the hospital system’s lung transplant director, has treated COVID-19 patients throughout the pandemic, says it’s common for her to see symptoms of PTSD in patients after they recover.

Dr. Vincent Hsu, an epidemiologist and AdventHealth’s infection control officer, discusses the vaccine, complications and why people should still keep getting vaccinated.

The health system's genomics director, Dr. Wesley Walker, says saliva samples from patients are being collected and sequenced for known variants.

A decline in new cases at AdventHealth in the Orlando area has plateaued, which has doctors worried about another surge after spring break.

AdventHealth doctors are encouraging transplant recipients to get vaccinated against COVID-19 when more shots become available to the general public.

Patients and their families will receive an email to register for the shots on a first-come, first-served basis.

AdventHealth is still waiting on additional doses to vaccinate tens of thousands more vulnerable patients throughout its system.

The vaccine is for all health care workers with direct patient contact in the community, not just employees of the hospital system. More than 3,000 doses are available.