hospitalizations

Hospital bills are all over the spectrum depending on the details of a specific visit: the age of the patients, underlying conditions, equipment used, how long they stay in the hospital, and the health insurance they have. However, there is a ballpark figure of the average stay.  Doctors and medical professionals have said all year that the vaccine or monoclonal…

How much does it cost to go to the hospital with a case of COVID-19? A member of congress says the average is around $17,000. NBC 6 Investigator Phil Prazan teamed with PolitiFact to put that claim to the test.

NBC 6’s Marissa Bagg is in Lauderhill with all of the latest COVID-19 information, including booster shots, hospitalizations, a new study on vaccine efficacy and the new ‘Mu’ variant.

More than 13,600 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized and that number keeps rising. The positivity rate now — at more than 20 percent — is the highest we’ve seen here since the start of the pandemic. NBC 6’s Carlos Suarez reports

Memorial Healthcare System is seeing hundreds of patients with COVID-19 across its hospital system, officials said Friday. Memorial saw 420 patients with COVID-19 on Friday, with 55 of them in the ICU, Chief of Critical Care Medicine Dr. Aharon Sareli said in a news briefing. Eighty percent of those hospitalized with the most severe cases of COVID-19 cases are on…

Dec. 2 marked COVID-19’s deadliest day in the United States so far. The virus claimed at least 2,777 lives in a single day nationwide, with 100,000 people hospitalized and twice that many testing positive in a single day, breaking a grim record for all three measures.

Florida surpassed one million confirmed coronavirus cases on Tuesday, becoming the third state to reach that total. NBC 6’s Tony Pipitone reports

Few experts have analyzed and visualized the numbers behind Florida’s fight with the coronavirus as thoroughly as University of South Florida epidemiologist Dr. Jason Salemi.

Coronavirus cases are on the rise in Florida once again, but hospital executives say this time is different. The CEOs of hospitals in the Jackson, Tenet and Memorial healthcare systems shared their assessment during a Zoom meeting arranged Friday by the Greater North Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce. All cautioned the community must continue masking and distancing from others, but…

Hospital executives explain why the next wave of COVID-19 is different from previous spikes.

Dr. Deborah Birx, coordinator of the White House coronavirus task force, on Thursday issued a warning to Americans as cases rise around the country. “We want to call on every American to increase their vigilance,” Birx said. She also urged people to limit gatherings and wear masks as the country sees a surge in asymptomatic cases.

A record number of coronavirus cases were reported in the United States on Thursday, breaking a previous high set Wednesday of more than 100,000 cases in a single day.

Jackson Health System reported that 200 of its employees were not working because they were diagnosed with COVID-19. NBC 6’s Laura Rodriguez reports.

In most scenarios prior to COVID-19, family members with loved ones in the hospital often helped with simple tasks for the patient, but now those duties are solely falling on nurses and hospital staff.  From his hospital bed, John Place detailed his painful experience dealing with coronavirus on Facebook Live. “At 6:30, I asked the nurse bring me ice,” he…

As the number of cases go up, hospitals across South Florida are seeing intensive care units fill up as health care workers power through to meet patient demand.

As the number of cases go up, hospitals across South Florida are seeing intensive care units fill up as health care workers power through to meet patient demand.

As coronavirus sweeps across the south, White House task force members Wednesday promised Florida would get more aid, while citing statistics that they said pointed to improvement in the future.

In Washington, the White House coronavirus task force says more help is on the way to Florida and the Sun Belt as new cases continue to mount. NBC 6 Investigator Tony Pipitone found some positive signs but also increasing strain on hospitals.

While the governor stressed the elderly face most serious outcomes, research by a University of Miami professor and colleagues finds obesity is a major factor driving younger people into hospital beds with the virus.

Hospitals in Miami-Dade are reporting an increase of coronavirus patients. NBC 6’s Tony Pipitone reports.