SCRANTON, Pa. — UPDATE:
Regional Hospital of Scranton says elective surgeries are back on.
The hospital had postponed any elective procedures that require an overnight stay or an in-patient bed earlier this week because of a rise in COVID patients.
But hospital officials say they've secured additional staffing.
Elective procedures will begin again Friday.
Original story:
A hospital in Lackawanna County is now postponing elective surgeries so that it can devote more resources to COVID patients.
Scranton Regional Hospital announced it is postponing some elective surgeries to conserve its resources.
The hospital is postponing elective procedures that would require an overnight stay or in a patient bed.
The hospital is doing this to save its resources for urgent medical needs.
A release from the hospital says emergency and scheduled surgeries will continue.