What you should know:
1. About 2,700 healthcare employees have been furloughed in upstate New York over the last few weeks.
2. The Upstate New York Healthcare Coalition said it will soon petition New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to allow upstate hospitals to begin performing elective procedures again.
3. Some upstate hospitals have also sent furloughed employees to New York City hospitals to help with COVID-19-related treatments.
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