Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System is expanding its elective surgery ban at more hospitals in Florida as COVID-19 cases continue to spike, the health system announced July 13, Catalyst reports.
What you should know:
1. The health system will enact the ban at all six BayCare hospitals in Hillsborough County and all three BayCare hospitals in Polk County July 16 at 5 p.m.
2. BayCare delayed elective procedures at four hospitals in Pinellas County and one hospital in Pasco County in early July.
3. BayCare's ASCs remain unaffected.