Texas hospitals are taking extraordinary steps to make space for a surge of patients. State data shows the hardest-hit regions include most of Texas’ big cities and South and Central Texas and the Gulf Coast. Many Texas hospitals have stopped accepting transfer patients to maintain space for a surge that is expected to come. In the Rio Grande Valley, hospital beds are in short … [Read more...]
Texas governor bans elective surgeries in 100 counties
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has expanded his ban on elective medical procedures to cover more than 100 counties across the state. Surgeries and other procedures that are not “immediately, medically” necessary, which have already been on hold in many of the state’s large cities and several South Texas counties, are now barred in much of the state. The procedures can still take place … [Read more...]