How the Coronavirus Pandemic Changed the Face of Health Care in Jacksonville, FL

In response to COVID-19, the organization started transitioning the outpatient clinics to virtual or telehealth visits mid-March and restructuring the inpatient units to maximize the number of ICU beds to handle the predicted number of COVID19 patients during the states peak. Based on models used to predict the spread of COVID-19, on April 6, it was announced at a virtual town hall with the commanding officer that Duval County's peak was expected to happen around May 29 with a citywide need for 6,139 hospital beds. The following is a link to a video of me in action in Baton Rouge: https://www. dvidshub.net/video/748211/expeditionary-medicalfacility-m-ensign-jefferson-discusses-daily-operations-batonrouge-general-mid-city-campus" -Andrea E. Jefferson, LTJG, NC, USN, BSN, RN, is a Registered Nurse, Multi-Service Unit, Naval Hospital Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL As of this writing, the COVID-19 virus is making its way across the country, infecting those in rural and urban areas alike.