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Re: Elective medical procedures

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/delaying-elective-procedures-at-american-hospitals-has-been-minimal-so-far-as-us-coronavirus-cases-rise-2020-03-11

Some hospitals in the U.S. are already canceling or postponing elective medical appointments and procedures as they prepare for the possibility of a surge in COVID-19 patients.

In other instances, hospitals say that patients have requested a delay in care over their own
concerns about the novel coronavirus…

…A team of workers at UCSF is contacting patients three days before their appointments to reschedule between 4,000 and 7,500 appointments a day, according to UCSF’s Intinarelli. The aim is to limit exposure of the virus to those patients and free up clinical resources for the three respiratory care clinics that the hospital is setting up on its campuses.

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