Both facilities will screen patients for COVID-19 before performing any procedure. The hospital has 500 tests on hand, but is also using those tests to screen people with COVID-19 symptoms.
Patients who had their procedures canceled because of the initial stay-at-home order will be contacted first. Aspen Valley Hospital still encourages clinicians to use telemedicine whenever appropriate.
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