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December 7, 2020
The Honorable Commissioner Carollo
Commissioner Joe Carollo
City of Miami
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, Fla. 33133
Dear Commissioner Carollo,
Executive Office
1611 N.W. 12th Avenue • West Wing 117
Miami, FL 33136
www.JacksonHealth.org
305-585-6754
One of our strengths during the COVID-19 pandemic has been the commitment of leaders at all levels to
cooperate and discuss our mitigation efforts with open minds and a shared goal of protecting our community.
Jackson Health System has treated nearly 4,000 COVID-19 patients in our hospitals, and provided outpatient
test results to an additional 6,000 infected people. With winter upon us, the data is heading the wrong
direction: increased positivity, increased hospital admissions, increased demand for critical -care beds.
I understand the Miami City Commission will discuss this week whether to enforce Miami -Dade County's
temporary midnight curfew. This is, of course, a policy decision, and our organization would never seek to
interfere with your deliberations.
As the largest provider of hospital care in the city - and the institution responsible for providing vaccination to
all of Miami-Dade's hospital -system healthcare workers later this month - we felt responsible for providing
context.
The evidence for a curfew's impact is not necessarily as strong as the evidence for mask wearing, physical
distancing, and proper hand hygiene. In our own community, however, well -enforced curfews earlier this year
did coincide with declines in the key measures of COVID-19's spread.
Moreover, Miami remains the cultural heart of South Florida, attracting people from all over our region to its
restaurants, museums, and nightlife. A countywide curfew that is not enforced in Miami will - almost by
definition - have implications far beyond the city limits. Late -night club -goers will return to their homes in
other municipalities across Miami -Dade and Broward.
Our healthcare teams will do everything in our power to treat the sick and prevent the spread, and we will
proudly work within whatever guidelines are set by our elected leaders at every level. Thank you for
considering this input before making your decisions, and please do not hesitate to contact me if any of our
clinical experts can assist your work.
Sincerely,
Carlos A. Migoya
President & Chief Executive Officer
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