× Help support our COVID-19 coverage We're providing access to COVID-19 articles for free. Log in Sign up Become a MemberSome hospitals across Arizona could be restarting elective surgeries as soon as May 1 after Governor Doug Ducey issued an executive order. The order removed restrictions on hospitals and other healthcare facilities from conducting elective surgeries if they meet certain guidelines. Still, Tinkle said they are looking toward the future and had begun discussing internally when such surgeries may be able to restart at the beginning of last week. He said it is likely that Northern Arizona Healthcare resumes such surgeries in the first half of May.

Source: Daily Sun April 28, 2020 14:15 UTC