Pinellas County issued mandatory evacuation orders for long-term care facilities, assisted living facilities and hospitals in evacuation zones A, B and C due to the threat posed by Hurricane Milton. This order affects six hospitals, 25 nursing homes and 44 assisted living facilities, totaling about 6,600 patients. On Monday, it expanded to all residents in evacuation zones A, B and C and all mobile home residents countywide. HCA Florida had two of those six hospitals. HCA said in a statement, “In preparation for Hurricane Milton, HCA Florida Largo West Hospital (Indian Rocks Road campus) and HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital have initiated the transfer of patients to other facilities. The main campus of HCA Florida Largo Hospital will remain open. We have a patient reunification hotline that has been established at 1-844-482-4821.”
