Some AdventHealth hospitals suspend elective procedures amid COVID surge

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By Dale Greenstein Tampa

PUBLISHED 5:13 PM ET Aug. 20, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:13 PM EDT Aug. 20, 2021

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TAMPA, Fla. – Patients scheduled for elective procedures at some AdventHealth hospitals may have to wait until the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients starts to drop.

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AdventHealth West Florida Division announced Friday it’s suspending non-emergency surgeries at the following hospitals:

In a news release, the hospital system said it’s currently treating more than 600 COVID-positive patients across the division’s 10 hospitals — more than at any other point of the pandemic.

“All AdventHealth West Florida Division hospital locations will continue with time-sensitive urgent and emergency surgeries and procedures as scheduled,” the release states.

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