UConn Health has started performing elective surgeries again for the first time in several months.
Like many hospitals, UConn had stopped performing non-urgent surgeries due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Farmington campus hosted eight outpatient surgeries on Wednesday, including pain injections and orthopedic shoulder and wrist surgeries. So far it has opened two if its five operating rooms at the lower campus surgery center, with more scheduled to reopen next week.
Others in Connecticut have also resumed elective procedures recently, including the Trinity Health of New England system, and at St. Mary’s Hospital and Waterbury Hospital, according to the Republican American.
UConn Health said it is testing each surgery patient for COVID-19 before their procedure, and will also check for fever and other symptoms. The health system is staggering patient arrivals and not allowing visitors to accompany patients inside the surgery center.
