UW Medicine Cancels Elective Surgeries Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

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SEATTLE, WA — UW Medicine is one of several Seattle-area hospitals that will postpone all elective surgeries to devote more resources to the growing COVID-19 outbreak.

The move by UW Medicine, announced Saturday, will take effect starting Monday at Harborview Medical Center and UW Medical Centers Montlake and Northwest; and starting Wednesday at Valley Medical Center.

“Our mission is to safeguard and improve public health, and our highest priority now is to control the COVID-19 pandemic,” Lisa Brandenburg, president of UW Medicine hospitals and clinics, said in a statement.

Meanwhile, Seattle Children's Hospital stopped elective surgeries earlier this week at its Seattle and Bellevue hospitals and will stop procedures next week, the Seattle Times reported. Swedish Hospital stopped elective surgeries and procedures at its locations on Friday, and VA Puget Sound Health Care System also halted surgeries last week according to the Times.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/uw-medicine-cancels-elective-surgeries-amid-coronavirus-outbreak/ar-BB11caeA?ocid=hplocalnews

[samnsara]

1. well hell!!!! Hubby ELECTED to have a small tumor on/and his adrenal gland..

...surgically removed as the 6 mos of immonotherapy didn't work. They offered him a few options and one was surgery... so is this elective?? He cant find out til tomorrow but its scheduled for april 8.

and dang it eburg has no tp OR dry beans. wtf is wrong with this world...grrr