Arizona hospitals are hiring out-of-state nurses readying for an expected surge of coronavirus patients in one of the U.S. hotspots. Plans are being activated to add more beds and staff, and state officials have authorized “crisis standards of care,” which tell hospitals which patients should get a ventilator or other scarce resources in a shortage situation. Dignity Health, which operates several hospitals in the Phoenix, AZ, area, is converting more areas to treat COVID-19 patients. HonorHealth (Scottsdale, AZ) is prepared to implement its first phase of its surge plan this week. Read more.