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Northern Westchester Hospital’s OR Is Ready For All Your Surgical Needs
Just because a surgery is called “elective” doesn’t mean it’s necessarily optional. By definition, elective surgeries, planned in advance, are simply not medical emergencies and do not put patients’ lives at immediate risk. Such surgeries were delayed in New York State by Gov. Cuomo’s order on March 16 during the height of the COVID crisis. Two months later, on May 16, the governor rescinded that order and as of May 21, hospitals like Northern Westchester are performing elective surgeries again.
Surgeries, like hurricanes, have categories, or in this case, tiers. During the peak of the cri…
