Hospitals are required to postpone procedures that aren’t medical necessary at 11:59 p.m. July 10. They can still perform procedures that would not deplete hospital capacity.
Mr. Abbott escalated the ban quickly. He banned elective procedures for the second time in late June for only four counties. Two weeks later, the ban now encompasses much of the state.
Hospitalizations hit 9,610 July 8, a record high in the state. Texas has 11,575 available beds, 1,017 intensive care unit beds and 5,288 available ventilators.
It’s unclear whether surgery centers are allowed to continue elective procedures.
More articles on surgery centers:
Top-paying jobs in 2020 — Surgeons are No. 1
The state of ASCs in June 2020: 10 observations on supply chain, payers, staffing & future growth
Optum leads $26M funding round for digital therapeutics startup
