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COVID-19: Dozens Of NY Hospitals Halt Elective Surgeries COVID-19: Dozens Of NY Hospitals Halt Elective Surgeries
Covid-19: Dozens Of NY Hospitals Halt Elective Surgeries New York State officials have ordered dozens of hospitals experiencing lower bed capacity to temporarily halt elective surgeries in an effort to free up space amid the winter surge in COVID-19 cases. The state Department of Health ordered 40 hospitals to stop surgeries that aren't essential or urgent for at least two weeks, according to ABC 7. Most of the facilities are located in the western and central regions of the state, and the complete list of hospitals can be viewed here. The news comes as cases continue to increase across New York. In a daily update posted on Saturday, Jan. …

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COVID-19: Long Island Could Be 'Red Zone' With Hospitals Near Or Over Bed Capacity; Latest Data COVID-19: Long Island Could Be 'Red Zone' With Hospitals Near Or Over Bed Capacity; Latest Data
Covid-19: Long Island Could Be 'Red Zone' With Hospitals Near Or Over Bed Capacity; Latest Data Long Island could be in danger of becoming the state’s first designated COVID-19 “red zone” as the number of patients being treated for the virus in local hospitals continues to mount. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said this week that any region that is in danger of reaching 90 percent hospital capacity within three weeks will be designated as a “red zone” and there will be an economic shutdown of all non-essential businesses. “Deaths are a worry, and a shutdown of the economy is a real, viable worry, and this is not coming from an over-anxious personality. It’s not far fetched, it’s something…

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COVID-19: Long Island Can Resume Elective Surgery, Ambulatory Care COVID-19: Long Island Can Resume Elective Surgery, Ambulatory Care
Covid-19: Long Island Can Resume Elective Surgery, Ambulatory Care Ambulatory care and elective surgeries are being permitted in both Nassau and Suffolk counties as Long Island continues to make “great progress” in the battle against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. During his daily news briefing on Tuesday, May 19 at Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institute for Medical Research in Manhasset, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that medical providers can begin to restart elective surgeries and ambulatory services can transport patients other than those with the virus. “There is no reason not to go to a hospital or doctor’s office,” he said. “If you have an issu…

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by Zak Failla