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Amid surge, hospitals hesitate to cancel nonemergency surgeries

from Lake County Record-Bee

Amid surge, hospitals hesitate to cancel nonemergency surgeries Lake County Record-Bee Three months ago, the nation watched as COVID-19 patients overwhelmed New York City’s intensive care units, forcing some of its hospitals to convert cafeterias into wards and pitch tents in parking lots. Hospitals elsewhere prepped for a similar surge: They cleared beds, stockpiled scarce protective equipment, and — voluntarily or under government orders — temporarily canceled nonemergency surgeries to save space and supplies for coronavirus patients. In most places, that surge in patients never materialized. Now, coronavirus cases are skyrocketing nationally and hospitalizations are climbing at an alarming rate. But the response from hospitals is markedly different. READ MORE

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