NSW hospitals to manage elective surgery lists to help double their intensive care capacity in anticipation of more coronavirus cases and winter flu season

Updated March 25 2020 - 12:28pm, first published 11:40am
PRIORITIES: CCLHD said there would be no impact to emergency and trauma patients, as well as urgent surgery cases, from the measures taken to boost intensive care capacity at local hospitals. Picture: David Stewart
PRIORITIES: CCLHD said there would be no impact to emergency and trauma patients, as well as urgent surgery cases, from the measures taken to boost intensive care capacity at local hospitals. Picture: David Stewart

NSW hospitals are taking steps to double their intensive care capacity in preparation for more COVID-19 cases and the upcoming winter flu season.

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