Some struggling New York hospitals can resume elective procedures.

By artappraiser on Tue, 04/21/2020 - 12:05pm |

By Jon Campbell, New York State team @ lohud.com, April 21

ALBANY – Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday he will allow some New York hospitals to resume elective procedures, provided they are outside of the New York City area and not in a county likely to experience a COVID-19 surge.

The state's new policy comes after Cuomo halted all elective procedures March 22, causing a major drop in revenue for hospitals in some areas of the state that have yet to be hit hard by the novel coronavirus at the center of a global pandemic.

Now, hospitals will be allowed to reopen their doors to patients seeking elective, outpatient procedures, Cuomo said. But only hospitals in counties without a likely COVID-19 surge in the near future will be allowed to participate [....]

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NYC Council announcing a better-late-than-never thing, many weeks late, lots of death first

Some very good news: Tomorrow NYC will begin offering hotel rooms to those with mild/moderate covid who need to be able to isolate from their families.

This is especially important in low-income communities where crowded apartments have been driving the spread of the virus.
— Mark D. Levine (@MarkLevineNYC) April 21, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 04/21/2020 - 8:45pm

Mayor Doofus dreaming of parade, yet another proclivity he shares with the current president:

How does he find new ways to be dumber? He's a genius of innovation in nonsensical actions. https://t.co/chkeK4mHyc
— Heidi N. Moore (@moorehn) April 21, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 04/22/2020 - 12:49am

Some struggling New York hospitals can resume elective procedures.

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