South Florida's health departments and hospitals are preparing for Hurricane Matthew.
The Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County's administrative offices and clinics will be closed Thursday and Friday.
Jackson Health System will continue normal operations at all facilities, with the exception of its primary care clinics, the ambulatory care centers, and rehab outpatient clinic, which will all be closed Thursday and Friday.
Jackson Health System also sent an alert to maternity patients advising pregnant women to go to the hospital if they are:
• You are carrying multiple babies (twins, triplets, etc.) and are at least 34 weeks into pregnancy
• You have placental implantation abnormalities and are at least 28 weeks into pregnancy
• You have a history of preterm labor
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• You are referred to the hospital by a treating physician
Broward Health will remain open during the storm but, only for emergency and trauma patients.
Broward Health will also accept pregnant women who are 38 or more weeks pregnant, have a high-risk pregnancy or patients who have been pre-registered for delivery starting at 11 a.m. Thursday.
Each maternity patient is allowed to be accompanied by one adult only.
All outpatient procedures at Broward Health will be canceled on Thursday and Friday.
Emergency rooms at all Baptist Health Hospitals in Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties will remain open.
However, All Baptist Health Urgent Care Centers will be closed Thursday and will reopen as soon as Friday.
Baptist Health Ambulatory Surgery Centers will be closed Thursday.
Elective Surgeries and outpatient procedures will be canceled on Thursday and Friday.
Cleveland Clinic Florida in Weston will close Thursday and is scheduled reopen Friday.
Leon Medical Center clinics, pharmacies and urgent care facilities will be opened Thursday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
