Doctors in the University of Kansas Health System have started postponing a small number of elective surgeries to free up bed space at its Kansas City, Kansas, hospital because of the surge in COVID-19 cases.
Doctors said during a Thursday morning video briefing that they’re working to see which patients can safely delay surgeries. The health system’s officials said it is having to turn away out-of-state patients because of a lack of space.
State health department data shows that Kansas had a record daily average of 2,430 new confirmed and probable cases during the seven days that ended Wednesday.