Hospitals across the northeast have made some adjustments as a powerful winter storm continues to pound the region.
The storm has not had the anticipated affect on New York City, according to an EarthSky report. Massachusetts, on the other hand, "was hit particularly hard" by the storm, which left more than 12 inches of snow on parts of the state, and more snow was expected, according to the report. States of emergency were declared in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts.
In Rhode Island, non-emergency procedures are canceled at Providence-based Lifespan's hospitals for Tuesday, according to a WPRI report. No outpatient procedures, clinic appointments or elective surgeries will take place at Rhode Island Hospital, Hasbro Children's Hospital, Miriam Hospital, Newport Hospital and Bradley Hospital.
However, the hospitals' emergency departments will continue to care for all critically ill and injured patients, and the Providence VA Medical Center will also be open for emergency procedures and services, according to the report. The VA Community-based outpatient clinics located in Middletown, New Bedford and Hyannis will be closed Tuesday, the report reads.
In Hudson County, New Jersey, hospitals prepared for the storm.
Jersey City (N.J.) Medical Center-Barnabas Health included nine additional ambulances Monday night, according to a New Jersey news report. Additional staff was also brought in, and elective surgeries for today were canceled.
Jersey City-based CarePoint Health, which has three locations in Hudson County — Bayonne (N.J.) Medical Center, Christ Hospital in Jersey City and Hoboken (N.J.) University Medical Center — announced that it rescheduled elective procedures and appointments for Tuesday, and that all three hospitals will remain open throughout the storm. Emergency departments are staffed and will continue to operate 24 hours a day.
And in Connecticut, Waterbury (Conn.) Hospital planned to meet with union officials early this week to finalize cuts to technical worker positions, but as of Monday, it was uncertain whether that would happen due to the nor'easter, according to The Republican-American.
Waterbury recently shared plans to eliminate 80 full-time equivalent positions from its workforce. The announcement came weeks after a deal fell through with Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare.
The reductions affect full- and part-time workers for a total of approximately 100 people.
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