Elective Surgeries Suspended At NYC Health + Hospitals
Doctors will only perform emergency procedures.
The city is trying to prevent a repeat of the spring when ICU beds reached capacity in some hospitals.
Despite COVID Surge, Elective Surgeries Can Continue At NYC Health + Hospitals For NowSome initial government guidance earlier this week indicated such surgeries might have to be suspended.
Some California hospitals urged to cancel elective surgeries amid fear system ‘may collapse’ due to COVID-19 spikeAn Orange County health official is sounding the alarm on the area’s emergency medical system, saying it “may collapse” due to an overwhelming increase in the number of area patients infected..
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