Dignity Health is suspending elective surgeries at its Mercy hospitals in Bakersfield, Calif., to allocate resources to increased COVID-19 cases, according to KGET.
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Huntsville (Ala.) Hospital is suspending elective surgeries that require overnight stays to free up beds and staff to care for COVID-19 patients, according to AL.com.
A Connecticut hospital has suspended childbirth services and notified the state health department that it will soon file a public notice to permanently end the services, according to The Day.
Starting July 10, BayCare Health System will begin reducing the number of nonurgent surgeries performed at its Pinellas County hospitals in Florida, to make sure they can accommodate the increasing number of COVID-19 patients.
Norwood (Mass.) Hospital remains closed after a violent storm flooded the facility in late June. As a result of the flooding damage and temporary hospital closure, more than 800 workers have been furloughed, according to Boston 25 News.
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Steward Health Care plans to close the emergency department at Quincy (Mass.) Medical Center in November, according to The Patriot Ledger.
COVID-19 patients, many of them American, are crossing the U.S.-Mexico border for treatment at California hospitals, according to CNN.
St. Joseph's Health in Syracuse, N.Y., is closing two of its urgent care centers to help shore up finances, according to Syracuse.com.
Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines will close its 16-bed maternity unit, owner UnityPoint Health-Des Moines told staff June 30.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a proclamation June 30 suspending elective surgeries at hospitals in four more counties to ensure beds are available for patients with COVID-19.