I
t's been three months since the coron-
avirus outbreak shuttered outpatient
operating rooms across the country,
leaving surgical professionals to won-
der how long the hiatus would last and
what surgery would be like when they
returned. They're about to find out as
elective procedures are beginning
Restarting elective cases requires new protocols
and a whole new way of thinking.
Dan Cook | Editor-in-Chief
HAPPY RETURNS The UConn Health
Surgery Center welcomed back its first
patients in mid-April, about a month after
reserving the ORs for emergent procedures.
Get Ready to Reopen
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