Marble Falls Hospital postpones non-emergency procedures
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Baylor Scott & White Hospital, 810 W. Texas 71, just off the U.S. 281 north intersection, has suspended non-emergency procedures and launched more “virtual care” options.
By Connie Swinney
Staff Writer
At the height of the COVID-19 concerns about access to testing and care, a local hospital has suspended non-emergency procedures to divert healthcare professionals to patient care associated with the coronavirus and other critical health issues, officials said.
“We have been continuously evaluating opportunities to build additional capacity in our hospitals in anticipation of future needs related to the treatment of patients diagnosed with COVID-19,” according to a statement by Baylor Scott & White Healthcare spokesman Gabriel Martinez. “As a result, we have been cancelling or rescheduling clinically non-emergent procedures and surgeries as appropriate – balancing our ability to respond to patients in need with preparedness efforts needed to sustain our service to the community during this time” …
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