The
Suburban Hospital Alliance of New York State
, the association that represents hospitals throughout the Hudson Valley and Long Island, has launched messaging to support the regions’ hospitals’ return to elective procedures and more routine operations.
The Responsive, Resilient, Ready campaign
is meant to boost the public’s confidence in their local hospital’s ability to care for them and their family members in a safe and secure manner.
Elective procedures that were halted by the governor’s executive order in mid-March just recently received the green light to resume. In addition, during the pandemic, patients delayed routine screenings and other non-urgent but necessary care encounters with providers. In particular, pediatricians report a marked decrease in vaccination rates. The association also learned of patients experiencing chest pain and others experiencing stroke symptoms who did not seek emergency care because of the threat of COVID-19 infection. The outcomes were not all good.
