Some health systems to resume elective care in the Chippewa Valley - WQOW TV News 18

Eau Claire and Altoona (WQOW) - One area hospital is starting to resume elective care, and others have plans to restart soon.

In a statement sent to News 18, Mayo Clinic Health System officials confirmed they are resuming elective care. They said they are "beginning to meet the needs of patients whose medical care was delayed due to the deferment of elective and less urgent care."

Marshfield Clinic Health System also sent us a statement, saying they plan to provide selective procedures and services in the coming weeks.

Prevea Health hopes to see patients for elective visits as early as next week and perform elective surgeries by May 1.

Dr. Ashok Rai, Prevea Health's president and CEO, said they came to this decision with some guidance.

"Why now? We were waiting for guidance also from the federal government and local state government," said Dr. Rai. "We got that from CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) on Sunday night from administrator Seema Verma, and then we also got that from the governor and Secretary Palm over the last couple of weeks about what's necessary for us to be safe in doing this."

News 18 also reached out to HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital to see if they plan on resuming elective procedures soon, and while they hope to resume soon, a timeline isn't known.

"One of the things with reopening that we really want to be careful about is that we do it gradually. We don't want to just open the doors and say that we're going to make up all the cases and procedures at once. We want to do it as systematically and methodically as we can," said Stacey Powell, surgical services director for HSHS Sacred Heart and St. Joseph’s Hospitals.

Many of the health system officials said when they do resume elective care, both staff and patients will need to practice universal masking and get screened before coming in.

Mayo Clinic Health System Statement:

“Mayo Clinic Health System is beginning to meet the needs of patients whose medical care was delayed due to the deferment of elective and less urgent care which started March 23rd. As we have remained closely connected to patients through telehealth services, some of the care that was able to be deferred at that time cannot be delayed indefinitely without impact to our patients’ health and wellness. We are committed to safely meeting our patients’ needs to prevent worsening of their conditions.

The provision of these services adheres to executive orders at both federal and state levels and we are taking every precaution to ensure the safety of our patients, staff and communities. We continue to closely monitor all aspects of the situation including the activity of the pandemic in our communities, regions, nationally and globally while ensuring the proper resources are available to care for all patients, including staff, personal protective equipment, space and supplies.”

Marshfield Clinic Health System Statement:

“We are experiencing an ever growing demand for procedures and services that had been temporarily halted to prepare for the anticipated COVID surge.  In carefully following CDC guidelines, Marshfield Clinic Health System is actively planning to begin providing selective procedures and services in the coming weeks.  Patient and staff safety, as well as thoughtful utilization of PPE will remain top of mind continually to ensure best practices, and we are prepared to respond quickly if our community experiences a surge.”

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