When 'normal' is 99% full, UnityPoint Health-Des Moines delays elective surgeries to manage flu-driven capacity strain and patient holds.

Some hospitals are postponing elective procedures to preserve capacity as a severe flu season pushes admissions higher and fills emergency departments across the U.S. UnityPoint Health-Des Moines said ...

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UnityPoint Health in Des Moines is hitting pause on elective surgeries while it deals with a high number of patients. The ...

As the omicron coronavirus variant surges throughout the U.S., infecting patients and providers, hospital systems around the country are postponing elective surgeries yet again. At least three states ...

For the last few years, Linda Rohn, 72, of Simi Valley, Calif., has known that she needed to have a total knee replacement for her arthritic right knee. But as her pain got worse, the coronavirus ...

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