HEALTHCARE

COVID-19—Some States Continuing Elective Procedures

Despite the COVID-19 crisis, some states have continued to allow elective surgical procedures, according to Becker’s ASC Review. For example, Sioux Falls, SD-based Sanford Health System continues to perform elective procedures in South and North Dakota. These two states have had relatively few COVID-19 cases.

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North Dakota, for example, had 802 confirmed infections, 70 hospitalizations and 16 deaths as of April 25.

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Other states, such as Minnesota, are among the 35 jurisdictions that have followed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations to delay all elective procedures ...