Several hospitals and health systems in Illinois are beginning to delay elective surgeries amid a spike in coronavirus cases in the state.
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Community Memorial Hospital in Cloquet, Minn., has halted some elective surgeries to free up beds amid a surge in hospitalizations, according to The Pine Journal.
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St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare plans to postpone elective care at four of its hospitals, according to The St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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Methodist Health System, Nebraska Medicine and CHI Health, all based in Omaha, Neb., have limited elective or nonurgent surgeries as COVID-19 cases rise in the state.
Sanford Health, a 46-hospital system based in Sioux Falls, S.D., will begin rescheduling elective procedures due to a spike in hospitalizations, according to The Sioux Falls Argus Leader.
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Lincoln, Neb.-based Bryan Health is scaling back elective surgeries as COVID-19 cases rise, the Journal Star reported.
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