HCA Florida Englewood Hospital reopened hospital and emergency room operations on Thursday, October 11, 2024. The hospital is prepared to treat patients needing care for everything from post-storm and recovery illnesses and injuries to major emergency and acute care needs. Outpatient Rehabilitation and Wound Care services will reopen on Tuesday, 10/15/24. To help ensure safety and uninterrupted quality care for patients, the hospital transferred 21 patients to HCA Florida Healthcare facilities throughout the state before Hurricane Milton arrived in the region. A patient reunification number was set up to help patients connect with their loved ones at 844-482-4821. Preparedness efforts before the storm- HCA Healthcare's Enterprise Emergency Operations Center in Nashville, a multidisciplinary incident response team of nearly 200 leaders, was activated before Hurricane Milton to help ensure HCA Healthcare hospitals had the staff, medications, supplies, food, water and generator power. Resources were prepositioned, including additional generators, bulk water and fuel supply. Supporting the healthcare team- In the days ahead, the hospital's Human Resources and Supply Chain teams will host on-site mini-marts, fuel stations, showers and water among other means of assistance for Englewood Hospital colleagues. Additionally, the hospital is connecting colleagues to the HCA Healthcare Hope Fund, an employee-run, employee-supported 501(c)(3) charity that provides financial aid and resources to our colleagues affected by the storm. For more information, please visit HCAFloridaHealthcare.com or follow our Facebook page, HCA Florida Englewood Hospital.