When 'normal' is 99% full, UnityPoint Health-Des Moines delays elective surgeries to manage flu-driven capacity strain and patient holds.

Some hospitals are postponing elective procedures to preserve capacity as a severe flu season pushes admissions higher and fills emergency departments across the U.S. UnityPoint Health-Des Moines said ...

UnityPoint Health-Des Moines is postponing some elective surgeries and procedures as Iowa finds itself in the midst of ...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - With the end of the year approaching, some local doctors are reminding folks with medical insurance to consider having some elective procedures done, especially if ...

Cleveland Clinic is offering elective surgeries at its Main Campus on Saturdays for multiple specialties including spine and orthopedics, according to a Jan. 13 news release. The policy will go into ...

UnityPoint hospitals in Des Moines have seen a tenfold increase in patients testing positive for the flu over the past three ...

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Outward medical tourism for surgery results in serious complications, creating challenges for the NHS and highlighting the need for better patient awareness.

At no point were elective cardiac catheterisation procedures cancelled to facilitate doctors taking leave, the Medical ...