Iowa hospitals cancel elective surgeries

Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based hospitals Mercy Medical Center and UnityPoint Health St. Luke’s Hospital reduced elective surgical cases through Nov. 20, local ABC affiliate KCRG.com reports.

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Both hospitals stopped scheduling elective procedures for the near future.

The hospitals released a joint statement urging people suffering from health emergencies, like a heart attack or stroke, to continue seeking medical care.

The health systems need beds typically scheduled for elective procedures to accommodate increasing COVID-19-related hospitalizations.

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