When the hospital postponed her surgery because of coronavirus, she worried the cancer would spread
Sheriff Alex Villanueva confirmed the change in plans on Twitter, saying Gov. Gavin Newsom would determine what qualifies as a nonessential business.
Emerson-Shea said she understands these are tough choices for hospitals and doctors, but she added that the term “elective” needs to be clarified.Emerson-Shea didn’t want to speculate on the best protocol for Vandermey or any other patient. Hospitals are making case-by-case decisions and doing their best, she said, to make tough judgments about which treatments can safely be delayed in order to prepare for “this unprecedented crisis.
“We are now [at] anywhere from 35% to 40% of our normal surgical volume,” Cherry said, a slowdown designed in case of a need to accommodate a crush of very sick patients. But among the procedures going forward as planned, Cherry said, are surgeries for cancer and cardiovascular disease.When I called Vandermey’s doctor, he said he wasn’t at liberty to speak about her case.
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