DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) – UnityPoint Health – Des Moines has delayed elective surgeries due to an increase in patient volume, KCCI reports.
The hospital will postpone elective surgeries and procedures requiring overnight stays from January 8 through January 13 to focus resources on patients with the most urgent needs, according to a statement.
The decision follows “unusually high patient volumes, increased ER holds and record-setting surgical cases,” the hospital said…