A Tennessee hospital is suspending all elective procedures requiring an overnight stay due to a surge in patients hospitalized with COVID-19, The Daily Herald reported. As of Friday evening, Columbia?s Maury Regional Medical Center was treating 50 COVID-19 inpatients, 20 of whom were in the medical center?s 26-bed intensive care unit. In response, the hospital is suspending elective surgical procedures that require an overnight stay for two weeks, beginning on Monday. On Thursday, the Tennessee Department of Health reported that statewide hospitalizations had reached a new record of 1,300 patients with COVID-19 and had an ICU bed availability of just 11%. Nationwide, more than 41,000 people are hospitalized with COVID-19, a 40% increase in the past month.
Tennessee hospital limiting surgeries after COVID-19 spike
Oct 25, 2020 | 5:00 AM