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Georgia Hospitals Swamped by COVID-19 Postpone Surgeries

September 9, 2021

By Αssociated Press

Από τους πρώτους Ρεπουμπλικανούς κυβερνήτες ο Μπράιν Κεμπ (Brian Kemp) της Τζόρτζια πέρασε νόμο περιορίζοντας το δικαίωμα της ψηφοφορίας με διάφορες ρυθμίσεις.(AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Από τους πρώτους Ρεπουμπλικανούς κυβερνήτες ο Μπράιν Κεμπ (Brian Kemp) της Τζόρτζια πέρασε νόμο περιορίζοντας το δικαίωμα της ψηφοφορίας με διάφορες ρυθμίσεις.(AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

ATLANTA — Atlanta’s public safety net hospital is the latest to temporarily cancel elective surgeries, saying it is overrun with COVID-19 patients.

Grady Memorial Hospital CEO John Haupert said Wednesday that the hospital was “inundated” with patients over Labor Day.

Some other Georgia hospitals have already cancelled elective procedures due to the surge in pandemic cases. More than 5,900 people are in Georgia hospitals with COVID-19.

Gov. Brian Kemp has rejected urgings from two Georgia congressmen that he order elective surgeries be postponed in all Georgia hospitals.

Kemp says the congressmen could better help by persuading the federal government to limit how much staffing companies can charge to provide nurses and other workers to supplement hospital capacity. He also says they should demand clearer federal guidance on plans to provide COVID-19 booster shots.

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