{"id":409495,"date":"2022-02-25T04:01:24","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T01:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/new-york-hospitals-can-resume-elective-surgeries-hochul\/"},"modified":"2022-02-25T04:01:24","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T01:01:24","slug":"new-york-hospitals-can-resume-elective-surgeries-hochul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-york-hospitals-can-resume-elective-surgeries-hochul\/","title":{"rendered":"#New York hospitals can resume elective surgeries: Hochul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#New York hospitals can resume elective surgeries: Hochul<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday that New York hospitals can resume performing elective surgeries and procedures thanks to a decrease in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations tied to the virus.<\/p>\n<p>Hochul signed an executive order in December that mandated hospitals cancel all non-emergency surgeries in regions with high coronavirus positivity rates amidst the Omicron variant\u2019s spread.<\/p>\n<p>The measure was also implemented to free up facilities experiencing staffing shortages. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe really were under tremendous stress. As you all know, we had to take some extraordinary steps and that was to identify the hardest hit areas \u2013 the ones that needed the most help,\u201d said Hochul during a Westchester-based press conference.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hospitals at or below 10 percent of available staffed bed capacity were ordered to pause non-essential surgeries, per the directive which remains in effect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe great <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> is all of our hospitals are off the list,\u201d she added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to thank all the hospitals who had to go through tremendous stress. They were there with us.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/hochul-surgeries-resume-846.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Governor Kathy Hochul speaks during announcement for the creation of a Joint Security Operations Center at MetroTech Commons.\" class=\"wp-image-21328018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/hochul-surgeries-resume-846.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/hochul-surgeries-resume-846.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/hochul-surgeries-resume-846.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Gov. Kathy Hochul rescinded Thursday the December executive order that canceled all non-emergency surgeries.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">ZUMAPRESS.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/hochul-surgeries-resume-849.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A medical worker wearing personal protective equipment cleans gurneys in the emergency department intake area.\" class=\"wp-image-21328031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/hochul-surgeries-resume-849.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/hochul-surgeries-resume-849.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/hochul-surgeries-resume-849.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Hochul said COVID hospitalizations are down to about 2,200 patients on a daily average.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She noted the Empire State\u2019s \u201chospitalizations are trending down\u201d to around 2,200 patients hospitalized for COVID-19 on a daily average, compared to mid-January\u2019s peak of roughly 12,000 individuals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hochul also said there hasn\u2019t been a spike in cases since she lifted the statewide \u201cmask-or-vax\u201d mandate for private businesses earlier this month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve not seen an increase in cases, which is what we\u2019ve been monitoring very closely,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n<p>The governor reiterated that she\u2019ll reassess New York\u2019s face covering requirement for kids, teachers and staff in schools next week.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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