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Collected Item: “Hard Times for Hospitals Too”

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Hard Times for Hospitals Too

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Photograph from a News Story

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As elective surgeries are being cancelled to prioritize usage of PPE and in an effort to minimize the exposure to, and spread of, COVID-19, many hospitals are facing financial difficulties as a result of canceling these elective, and often high dollar, surgeries and procedures.

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#ASU #HST580 #Healthcare

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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-hospitals/u-s-hospitals-halt-lucrative-procedures-amid-coronavirus-crisis-job-cuts-follow-idUSKBN21I388

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Rosem Morton

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2020-03-31
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