4 more states cancel elective procedures

Four more governors have issued executive orders or recommended healthcare facilities cancel elective surgical procedures.

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These four states have canceled elective procedures for the foreseeable future, according to the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association:

Iowa: suspended elective procedures March 26
Mississippi: canceled elective procedures March 19
South Dakota: canceled elective procedures March 23 through May 2
Vermont: suspended elective procedures March 20 through April 15

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