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BJC HealthCare halts elective surgeries after Covid patient surge that is 'beyond anything we’ve seen thus far'

4 years 5 months ago
A rapid rise in Covid-19 hospitalizations has led BJC HealthCare to postpone elective procedures starting Thursday, Jan. 6. Hospital officials said it was a difficult but necessary decision. There were more than 500 people hospitalized for Covid-19 across BJC’s system Tuesday. “This is beyond anything we’ve seen thus far in the pandemic,” a spokesperson wrote in a Wednesday morning media alert. BJC said its “nurses, staff and facilities are stretched to their limits.” Moving those…
Dori Olmos, KSDK