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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Urging All Members Of The Florida Legislature To Support Senate Bill 896, Which Requires The Florida Public Service Commission To Ensure That Public Utilities Effectively Prioritize The Restoration Of Services To Certain Health Care Facilities In The Event Of Emergencies; Establishing An Office Of The State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Within The Department Of Elderly Affairs To Administer The State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program; Directing City Administration To Transmit A Copy Of This Resolution To The Broward League Of Cities, The Florida League Of Cities, The Broward County Legislative Delegation, The Palm Beach County League Of Cities, The Miami Dade County League Of Cities And Any Other Interested Parties; Providing For Conflicts; Providing For Severability; And Providing An Effective Date.
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
Fourteen frail and elderly residents of the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills tragically died during the aftermath of Hurricane Irma as a result of power outages and lack of alternate power supplies. It was reported that the body temperature of the residents transported to Memorial Regional Hospital reached as high as 107 degrees Fahrenheit.
The City of Hollywood has several nursing homes and assisted living facilities within its municipal boundaries which lost power as a result of Hurricane Irma and did not have generators for air conditioners. Numerous other nursing homes across Florida had no electricity, and, most of those, had no generator capable of powering air conditioning.
On or about September 16, 2017, Governor Rick Scott directed Florida AHCA Secretary Justin Senior and Florida Department of Elder Affairs Secretary Jeffry Bragg to issue emergency rules to keep Floridians safe in health care facilities during emergencies. Pursuant to the emergency action, within sixty (60) days, all ALFs and nur...
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