Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System is expanding its elective surgery ban at more hospitals in Florida as COVID-19 cases continue to spike, the health system announced July 13, Catalyst reports.
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Dallas-based Medical City Healthcare and Arlington-based Texas Health Resources both announced they'd suspend elective surgeries for a temporary period July 13, but other systems in the state feel they can still be performed safely, the Dallas News reports.
Facing climbing rates of COVID-19, some states have reinstated bans on elective procedures while healthcare operators in other areas have voluntarily halted elective cases.
Irving, Texas-based Christus Health will continue performing elective procedures despite a ban in the state postponing all procedures, The News reports.
HHS is allocating another $4 billion in funding to hospitals and provider groups affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the department announced July 10.
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The Mississippi Department of Health banned all non-urgent and elective procedures in hospitals and clinics across the state, Clarion Ledger reports.
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In a June 30 letter, William Prentice, CEO of the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, urged Congress to help preserve patient access to healthcare throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Former CEO of Gallatin, Tenn.-based Comprehensive Pain Specialists John Davis was sentenced to prison for his role in a $4 million Medicare kickback scheme.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expanded the state's elective surgery ban to more than 100 counties July 9, after COVID-19-related hospitalizations hit a record high, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.