Memorandum to Pennsylvania Acute Care Hospital Chief Executive Officers and Chief Medical Officers (expectations for surge; elective procedures)

The record

Jurisdiction

Pennsylvania

Level

State

Authority

Department of Health direction to licensed acute care hospitals; precursor to the Nov. 23, 2020 elective-procedures order (PA-025)

Issued

2020-11-17 Nov. 17, 2020

Effective

2020-11-17

End

Followed by the Nov. 23, 2020 order (PA-025) (read as 2020-11-23)

In force

Nov. 17, 2020 to Nov. 23, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q4

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Health care orders

Addressees

• acute care hospitals

Functions reached

• SX surgery and elective procedures
• IP surge capacity
• CB patients and referring practices

Collection

Pennsylvania PA

Operative words

On March 17, 2020, the Department issued guidance to licensed hospitals requiring them to postpone or cancel all elective procedures, which was followed by Orders from the Governor and the Secretary of Health (Secretary) on March 19, 2020, mandating hospitals stop elective [procedures]... On April 27, 2020, the Department lifted restrictions on elective procedures in accordance with a Joint Statement issued by the American [College of Surgeons, American Society of Anesthesiologists, Association of periOperative] Registered Nurses, and American Hospital Association on the safe resumption of elective procedures. Elective procedures were prohibited for 40 days during the spring surge... [the Secretary states her] intention to again, by Order, prohibit all elective procedures across the Commonwealth [if hospital capacity metrics are met].

Enforcement

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