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Premier Daniel Andrews has flagged he hopes to announce the resumption of IVF day procedures “very soon” as the Victorian government receives harsh backlash for the decision to pause the treatment due to a surge in Omicron cases.
All Class C, D, and E surgeries at the Nebraska Medical Center that are pre-scheduled and non-emergencies are halted through February 13th.
Families, doctors face tough medical care decisions as hospitalizations fill with COVID patients, staffing shortages
Committee to protect health care. doctor, good morning, thank you so much for being here. let's start in your home state. the rising number of confirmed cases in michigan. it seems that cases may top 1.5 million by the end of the week. give us a lay of the land there. what's the situation on the ground? how are you handling this surge? >> well, good morning, good to be with you. hospitals in my state can't take much more. hospitals are above 80% capacity. and some major hospitals are completely full. we've already cancelled elective surgery. so we are leery, and health care workers are tired a...
You'll continue to see that. a lot of people that have not gotten vaccinated in the u.s. that will disrupt the economy. that will disrupt healthcare. you're going to see hospitals filling again, not being able to take the surge. you'll see a lot of elective surgery having to be postponed again because beds are taken up by covid patients. people that, you know, despite all the good advice out there have still not gotten vaccinated. so there's disruptions like that. i think the economists and looking at 2% growth in the first quarter, that's pretty optimistic given the circumstances. that i thin...