{"id":82878,"date":"2020-12-23T09:38:58","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T14:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/?p=82878"},"modified":"2020-12-26T09:40:14","modified_gmt":"2020-12-26T14:40:14","slug":"guthrie-postpones-some-non-emergent-surgeries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2020\/12\/23\/guthrie-postpones-some-non-emergent-surgeries\/","title":{"rendered":"Guthrie postpones some non-emergent surgeries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Guthrie hospitals are caring for&nbsp;an increasing number&nbsp;of&nbsp;patients with COVID.&nbsp;As of last week,&nbsp;109&nbsp;patients with COVID were hospitalized at&nbsp;Guthrie&nbsp;facilities, 48 of them at Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs&nbsp;the number of positive cases in our communities continues to rise, we can expect the number of COVID patients requiring hospitalization to increase as well,\u201d Guthrie wrote in a release.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>They added that this increase places heavy demands&nbsp;on&nbsp;hospital&nbsp;resources and staff.&nbsp;As a result, Guthrie&nbsp;is postponing select inpatient, non-emergency surgeries.<\/p>\n<p>Non-emergent surgeries are those that are scheduled in advance because they do not involve a medical emergency.&nbsp;Postponing some of these surgeries preserves their ability to provide emergency surgeries and care for patients admitted through the Emergency Department.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>They explained, however, that not all surgeries would be affected.&nbsp;The surgery schedule&nbsp;will be reviewed two weeks in advance, and&nbsp;decisions&nbsp;about which surgeries can&nbsp;be safely postponed will be made in consultation with surgeons. Patients will be notified&nbsp;when&nbsp;the final decision&nbsp;is made&nbsp;regarding their surgery.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Urgent and emergency procedures and surgeries will continue at&nbsp;all Guthrie hospitals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While Guthrie is taking the steps necessary to meet the communities\u2019&nbsp;health care needs during the pandemic, they are asking&nbsp;everyone to&nbsp;partner with them to reduce the spread&nbsp;and minimize the demands placed on hospitals.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A Guthrie representative stated, in the release, \u201cAvoid crowds and social gatherings with people who are not members of your household, wash your hand frequently and wear a mask.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guthrie hospitals are caring for&nbsp;an increasing number&nbsp;of&nbsp;patients with COVID.&nbsp;As of last week,&nbsp;109&nbsp;patients with COVID were hospitalized at&nbsp;Guthrie&nbsp;facilities, 48 of them at Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital.&nbsp;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":82879,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - 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