More than 30 NY hospitals stopping nonessential procedures amid COVID spike

NEW YORK – The Department of Health directed more than 30 hospitals to limit non-essential procedures amid an ongoing spike in COVID cases, but Southern Tier hospitals seem to remain unaffected.

The order kicks in for procedures scheduled on or after Dec. 9. As of Monday, it applies to 32 hospitals.

A dozen cases of the omicron variant have been found in New York. It comes as hospitals statewide continue to strain under a surge in coronavirus cases, most traced to the delta variant, along with staffing shortages.

The number of people testing positive statewide each day for the virus has doubled in the last 30 days.

Gov. Kathy Hochul in recent days authorized the Health Department to limit nonessential, non-urgent procedures at hospitals close to running out of beds and deployed National Guard teams to relieve healthcare workers at facilities dealing with staffing issues and surging caseloads.

See the list of hospitals below:

	HOSPITAL	HOSPITAL NETWORK	REGION	COUNTY
1	A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital	Bassett Healthcare Network	Mohawk Valley	Otsego
2	Albany Medical Center Hospital	Albany Medical Center	Capital Region	Albany
3	Brooks-TLC Hospital System, Inc.	Independent	Western New York	Chautauqua
4	Canton-Potsdam Hospital	St. Lawrence Health System	North Country	St. Lawrence
5	Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center	North Star Health Alliance	North Country	St. Lawrence
6	Crouse Hospital	Crouse Health	Central New York	Onondaga
7	Erie County Medical Center	Independent	Western New York	Erie
8	F.F. Thompson Hospital	University of Rochester Medical Center	Finger Lakes	Ontario
9	Faxton-St Lukes Healthcare St Lukes Division	Mohawk Valley Health System	Mohawk Valley	Oneida
10	Geneva General Hospital	Finger Lakes Health	Finger Lakes	Ontario
11	Glens Falls Hospital	Independent	Capital Region	Warren
12	Guthrie Cortland Medical Center	The Guthrie Clinic	Central New York	Cortland
13	Highland Hospital	University of Rochester Medical Center	Finger Lakes	Monroe
14	Little Falls Hospital	Bassett Healthcare Network	Mohawk Valley	Herkimer
15	Mercy Hospital of Buffalo	Catholic Health, Buffalo	Western New York	Erie
16	Mount St Marys Hospital and Health Center	Catholic Health, Buffalo	Western New York	Niagara
17	Oneida Health Hospital	Independent	Central New York	Madison
18	Oswego Hospital	Independent	Central New York	Oswego
19	Rochester General Hospital	Rochester Regional Health System	Finger Lakes	Monroe
20	Saratoga Hospital	Albany Medical Center	Capital Region	Saratoga
21	Sisters of Charity Hospital	Catholic Health, Buffalo	Western New York	Erie
22	St Elizabeth Medical Center	Mohawk Valley Health System	Mohawk Valley	Oneida
23	St. Mary’s Healthcare	Ascension Health	Mohawk Valley	Montgomery
24	Strong Memorial Hospital	University of Rochester Medical Center	Finger Lakes	Monroe
25	The Unity Hospital of Rochester	Rochester Regional Health System	Finger Lakes	Monroe
26	The University of Vermont Health Network – Alice Hyde Medical Center	University of Vermont Health Network	North Country	Franklin
27	The University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital	University of Vermont Health Network	North Country	Clinton
28	The University of Vermont Health Network – Elizabethtown Community Hospital	The University of Vermont Health Network	North Country	Essex
29	University Hospital SUNY Health Science Center	Independent	Central	Onondaga
30	UPMC Chautauqua at WCA	UPMC	Western New York	Chautauqua
31	UPSTATE University Hospital at Community General	Independent	Central New York	Onondaga
32	Wyoming County Community Hospital	Independent	Finger Lakes	Wyoming