Emergency Order 03-21
Canceled on Feb. 25, 2022
WHEREAS, on March 12, 2020, the County Mayor declared a Local State of Emergency for all of Miami-Dade County, which has been subsequently extended every seven days; and
WHEREAS, effective vaccines against COVID-19 have been widely available for several months; and
WHEREAS, the recently discovered Omicron variant of Covid-19 may be spreading in South Florida; and
WHEREAS, initial analysis of Omicron suggests it may spread more easily than previous variants of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, initial analysis suggests that vaccines may be less effective with respect to Omicron as compared to prior variants; and
WHEREAS, the County needs timely and accurate information to ensure its efforts to combat the virus are effective; and
WHEREAS, this Order requires hospitals, as part of their daily reporting, to provide information regarding the age, gender, and race of COVID-19 patients admitted to such hospital; and
WHEREAS, this additional demographic information will assist the County in targeting vaccine, testing, and safety information and resources to those groups most at risk,
THEREFORE, as County Mayor of Miami-Dade County, I hereby order:
1. Commencing on December 17, 2021, each hospital shall report to the Miami-Dade COVID-19 Reporting Hub once a day, by 10:00 a.m., the following information to the County: (1) current staffed inventory of General Acute Care beds (does not include OB, pediatric or specialty/rehab); (2) current staffed inventory of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds; (3) total number of unused beds at the hospital which could be converted to be used as ICU beds; (4) total number of beds that can be converted to General Acute Care beds; (5) total number of ventilators in hospital inventory; (6) total number of ventilators in use for all patients (including patients not admitted for COVID-19); (7) total COVID-19 positive patients admitted; (8) total COVID-19 positive patients in
ICU beds; (9) total COVID-19 positive patients in non-ICU beds; (10) total COVID-19 positive patients currently on a ventilator, (11) new COVID-19 positive patients admitted since the prior day’s reporting; (12) COVID-19 positive patients discharged since the prior day’s reporting; (13) if available, the number of COVID-19 positive patients admitted who had been fully vaccinated (two weeks post final dose); (14) if available, the number of COVID-19 positive patients admitted who were unvaccinated or not yet fully vaccinated (two weeks post final dose); (15) if available, the number of COVID-19 patients admitted who have received a booster shot; and (16) the age, gender, and race of each COVID-19 positive patient admitted that day.
2. Each hospital shall be responsible for providing the above information solely with respect to its physical campus. No hospital shall transmit any individually identifiable patient health information which may not be disclosed pursuant to federal or state law. If a hospital believes that all or some of this information is trade secret, as defined in Florida Statutes, the hospital shall expressly indicate this when it transmits this information.
3. This order shall be effective as of 8:00 a.m., December 17, 2021.
4. This order shall expire upon the expiration of the existing Miami-Dade County of Local State of Emergency, provided however that if the Local State of Emergency is extended, this order shall also be deemed to extend for the duration of such extension. This order may be cancelled earlier by action of the County Mayor.
5. This order shall be provided to all appropriate media consistent with the requirements of section 8B-7(2)(n) of the Code of Miami-Dade County, to all hospitals within Miami-Dade County, and to the Board of County Commissioners consistent with the requirements of section 8B-7(3).
WHEREAS, on March 12, 2020, the County Mayor declared a Local State of Emergency for all of Miami-Dade County, which has been subsequently extended every seven days; and
WHEREAS, effective vaccines against COVID-19 have been widely available for several months; and
WHEREAS, the recently discovered Omicron variant of Covid-19 may be spreading in South Florida; and
WHEREAS, initial analysis of Omicron suggests it may spread more easily than previous variants of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, initial analysis suggests that vaccines may be less effective with respect to Omicron as compared to prior variants; and
WHEREAS, the County needs timely and accurate information to ensure its efforts to combat the virus are effective; and
WHEREAS, this Order requires hospitals, as part of their daily reporting, to provide information regarding the age, gender, and race of COVID-19 patients admitted to such hospital; and
WHEREAS, this additional demographic information will assist the County in targeting vaccine, testing, and safety information and resources to those groups most at risk,
THEREFORE, as County Mayor of Miami-Dade County, I hereby order:
1. Commencing on December 17, 2021, each hospital shall report to the Miami-Dade COVID-19 Reporting Hub once a day, by 10:00 a.m., the following information to the County: (1) current staffed inventory of General Acute Care beds (does not include OB, pediatric or specialty/rehab); (2) current staffed inventory of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds; (3) total number of unused beds at the hospital which could be converted to be used as ICU beds; (4) total number of beds that can be converted to General Acute Care beds; (5) total number of ventilators in hospital inventory; (6) total number of ventilators in use for all patients (including patients not admitted for COVID-19); (7) total COVID-19 positive patients admitted; (8) total COVID-19 positive patients in
ICU beds; (9) total COVID-19 positive patients in non-ICU beds; (10) total COVID-19 positive patients currently on a ventilator, (11) new COVID-19 positive patients admitted since the prior day’s reporting; (12) COVID-19 positive patients discharged since the prior day’s reporting; (13) if available, the number of COVID-19 positive patients admitted who had been fully vaccinated (two weeks post final dose); (14) if available, the number of COVID-19 positive patients admitted who were unvaccinated or not yet fully vaccinated (two weeks post final dose); (15) if available, the number of COVID-19 patients admitted who have received a booster shot; and (16) the age, gender, and race of each COVID-19 positive patient admitted that day.
2. Each hospital shall be responsible for providing the above information solely with respect to its physical campus. No hospital shall transmit any individually identifiable patient health information which may not be disclosed pursuant to federal or state law. If a hospital believes that all or some of this information is trade secret, as defined in Florida Statutes, the hospital shall expressly indicate this when it transmits this information.
3. This order shall be effective as of 8:00 a.m., December 17, 2021.
4. This order shall expire upon the expiration of the existing Miami-Dade County of Local State of Emergency, provided however that if the Local State of Emergency is extended, this order shall also be deemed to extend for the duration of such extension. This order may be cancelled earlier by action of the County Mayor.
5. This order shall be provided to all appropriate media consistent with the requirements of section 8B-7(2)(n) of the Code of Miami-Dade County, to all hospitals within Miami-Dade County, and to the Board of County Commissioners consistent with the requirements of section 8B-7(3).
