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3-18-20 some hospitals postpone elective procedures

todayMarch 17, 2020

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Hospitals across Wisconsin postponing elective surgeries as they deal with the coronavirus pandemic. Froedtert Health, Aurora Health Care, St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac and Children’s Wisconsin in Milwaukee as well as hospitals in Madison have heeded the recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Surgeon General and American College of Surgeons to limit elective surgeries. UW Health, SSM Health and UnityPoint Health-Meriter said Tuesday that care teams are reaching out to affected patients. UW Health started cancelling non-essential clinic visits last week as hospitals prepared for an influx of patients with COVID-19.

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