Jackson Health’s CEO is self-isolating after testing positive for novel coronavirus
The CEO of Jackson Health System, Carlos Migoya, tested positive last week for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
In a statement released on Monday afternoon, Migoya, who is head of Miami-Dade County’s public health system, said he has no symptoms of any kind but was tested at the discretion of Jackson Health physicians, “based upon positive cases to whom I was exposed.”
“I chose to keep this private because I did not want to take any focus away from the nurses, doctors, technicians, environmental workers, food-service staff, and others who are putting themselves on the front lines of this crisis every day in order to serve our patients,” Migoya said.
Migoya has been at the forefront of the Miami hospitals’ response to the pandemic, forming a consortium with other local hospitals and speaking at press conferences with Gov. Ron DeSantis at Jackson Memorial Hospital and the state-run COVID-19 testing site at Hard Rock Stadium.
The Hard Rock appearance, on March 22, is the last time Migoya was with the governor.
In his statement, Migoya said he has “the luxury of being able to do my job fully and completely from my home, leading our response while self-isolating. I will continue putting all of my time and energy into those healthcare workers and their patients.”
This story was originally published March 30, 2020 at 5:00 PM.
