Six-hospital Memorial Healthcare System is suspending all elective, non-urgent and non-emergency procedures, effective July 8.
The Hollywood, Fla.-based system made the decision "after careful consideration and review of all recent healthcare data related to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Florida," according to a statement.
The system's Memorial Hospital Pembroke in Pembroke Pines, Fla., reported 100 percent occupancy in its adult ICU July 6.