Hospitals in Alaska can begin rationing and prioritizing medical resources after officials activated crisis standards of care amid a Covid-19 surge, the second state to do so this month
Hospitals across Alaska can begin rationing and prioritizing medical resources after officials activated crisis standards of care Wednesday.
It is the second state to do so this month as the number ofThe Alaska Department of Health and Senior Services authorized the use of the protocols, a last-resort option used by state officials and hospitals to ration medical care when there are too many patients and limited resources, including staff and supplies, during a disaster such as the coronavirus pandemic. The state’s largest hospital began rationing care last week.
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