Healthcare DIVE November 17, 2020
As COVID-19 hotspots spring up across the country, hospitals must once again grapple with how to take care of those patients while keeping other services open safely. It’s a repeat of what facilities went through in the pandemic’s early days on U.S. shores this spring as hospitals struggle to secure enough staff and equipment.
Then, hospitals began having access to relief funding from Congress. But another bill, which lobbies have been calling for, does not seem imminent.
Elective procedures such as knee or hip replacements that often can be delayed are also the most lucrative for systems, with many facing major financial fallout after similar predicaments earlier this year. But most electives are necessary, just not emergencies.
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