On October 8, 2007, Ana M. Viamonte Ros, M.D., M.P.H. State Surgeon General, issued an Order of Emergency Suspension with regard to the license of Wayne Allen Collins, R.N. license number RN 9218205. This Emergency Suspension Order was predicated upon the Secretary’s findings of an immediate and serious danger to the public health, safety and welfare pursuant to Sections 456.073(8) and 120.60(6), Florida Statutes. The Secretary determined that this summary procedure was fair under the circumstances, in that there was no other method available to adequately protect the public.