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18 hospitals, health systems pausing nonemergency surgeries this month
As U.S. COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations tick up, some hospitals and health systems have again postponed nonemergency procedures to free up hospital space and ensure they can adequately care for urgent healthcare needs. -
OSU Wexner delays some nonemergent surgeries
Columbus-based Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center will postpone nonemergent surgeries that require overnight stays beginning Jan. 3, The Columbus Dispatch reported. -
Maryland passes 1,200 COVID-19 hospitalizations, delays nonurgent surgeries
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan confirmed the state surpassed 1,200 COVID-19 hospitalizations Dec. 17, triggering a series of new actions for hospitals that include limiting nonurgent surgeries requiring overnight stays. -
Cleveland Clinic extends nonemergent surgeries pause into 2022
Cleveland Clinic is extending the delay of nonessential surgeries requiring hospital beds through Dec. 31 as COVID-19 hospitalizations rise, effective Dec. 20, the system said Dec. 17. -
Maryland hospitals to limit surgeries once state hits 1,200 COVID-19 hospitalizations
Maryland hospitals have been directed to reduce the number of nonurgent medical surgeries requiring overnight stays once the state hits 1,200 COVID-19 hospitalizations, Gov. Larry Hogan said Dec. 15. -
Northwestern Medicine to end maternity services at Illinois hospital
The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board approved Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine's application to close the obstetrics and gynecology department at its McHenry, Ill., hospital, Lake & McHenry County Scanner reported Dec. 14. -
Massachusetts hospitals ordered to cut nonurgent procedures by 50%
Massachusetts is ordering hospitals with limited capacity to reduce nonurgent procedures by 50 percent starting Dec. 15. -
COVID-19 hospitalization trends: 5 things to know
COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising nationally — up 21 percent over the last 14 days — but remain below levels seen during last winter's peak, according to HHS data cited by The New York Times. -
Geisinger out of beds amid COVID-19 surge; practicing 'waiting-room medicine'
Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger health system was running at 110 percent capacity across its nine hospitals in Pennsylvania as of Dec. 8, officials with the health system said during a Dec. 8 news conference. -
Maine, Michigan health systems reduce surgeries as states hit record COVID-19 hospitalizations
Amid a COVID-19 surge, health systems in Maine and Michigan are adjusting their surgical volumes as they grapple with a rise in hospitalizations. -
COVID-19 surge prompts Cleveland hospitals to delay surgeries
Cleveland-based hospitals Cleveland Clinic, MetroHealth and University Hospitals announced in a joint statement Dec. 3 that some surgeries will be postponed due to a surge of COVID-19 cases in the region. -
Staffing forced closure of 154 Massachusetts mental health beds in last 10 months, report finds
Psychiatric units and hospitals in Massachusetts have taken at least 154 additional mental beds offline solely because of staffing needs within the last 10 months, according to a report released in December. -
New York to halt elective procedures at 32 hospitals amid COVID-19 surge
New York will require 32 hospitals with limited capacity to halt nonurgent elective procedures as COVID-19 cases increase in the state, according to state officials. -
Detroit Medical Center closes kidney transplant program
The Detroit Medical Center has ended its kidney transplant program, the hospital confirmed to Becker's Dec. 6. -
13 hospitals closing departments, ending services
Several healthcare organizations have closed medical departments or ended services at facilities to shore up finances, focus on more in-demand services or address staffing shortages. -
2 New Mexico hospitals operating above 120% capacity
Two prominent Albuquerque, N.M.-based hospitals are operating significantly over capacity, with University of New Mexico Hospital at 140 percent capacity and Presbyterian Hospital at 120 percent, Fox affiliate KRQE reported Nov. 30. -
3 states see record COVID-19 hospitalizations
COVID-19 hospitalizations reached an all-time high in three states this week as cases rise nationwide. -
Missouri hospital CEO says COVID census 'rising rapidly,' cites 1-day jump
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Missouri are rising, increasing 16 percent over the last 14 days, according to HHS data cited by The New York Times Nov. 30. -
COVID-19 surge intensifies in Michigan: 4 updates
The federal government is sending medical teams to Michigan to help hospitals respond to surging COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the state. -
Mercyhealth applies to end inpatient care at Illinois hospital
Mercyhealth, which has seven hospitals in Wisconsin and Illinois, filed an application with the Illinois Health and Services Review Board to end inpatient services at Javon Bea Hospital-Rockton next year, local news station WTVO reported Nov. 24.
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