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Seattle hospitals are also postponing non-life-threatening surgeries, as much to avoid consuming PPE as for beds and staff: https://www.swedish.org/patient-visi
by troydavis 7y ago
Seattle hospitals are also postponing non-life-threatening surgeries, as much to avoid consuming PPE as for beds and staff: https://www.swedish.org/patient-visitor-info/coronavirus-advisory https://www.swedish.org/patient-visitor-info/coronavirus-adv..., https://www.uwmedicine.org/coronavirus https://www.uwmedicine.org/coronavirus
The County is converting at least one motel and at least one parking lot to recovery/isolation/medical support: https://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/health/news/2020/March/14-covid.aspx https://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/health/news/2020/March/14-c... (scroll to "Temporary housing, isolation and quarantine facilities")
- mdorazio 7y agoJust heard from a surgeon friend today that at least a couple hospitals here in California are doing the same. They're expecting to need those beds for CV patients within the next week.
- maxerickson 7y agoThe surgeon general has asked hospitals nationwide to postpone elective surgery.