New York Declares State Of Emergency To Hike Hospital Capacity Ahead Of Omicron Variant
aimed at increasing hospital capacity and addressing medical staffing shortages as the nation braces for the new COVID-19 omicron variant. The new protocols will take effect Dec. 3 and the order will remain in place/ The emergency declaration will allow the state Department of Health to limit non-essential and non-urgent hospital procedures in situations where a hospital has less than 10% staffed bed capacity. The order will also expand state purchasing capability to obtain emergency medical supplies. The troubling omicron variant hasn’t ...
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