Crisis standards of care ended in Colorado on Thursday amid falling COVID-19 cases in the state. Colorado announced the move after it said hospitalizations and cases were declining. “Crisis standards of care are an important tool to help manage health care delivery in times of acute crisis,” said Eric France, chief medical officer of the state’s health department. We recognize that health care systems continue to face challenges due to chronic staffing issues across the economy, and we thank health care workers for their service protecting Coloradans throughout the COVID-19 pandemic,” he added. The crisis standard of care for staffing was implemented back in November due to limited staff and an abundance of hospitalizations.

Source: New York Times February 17, 2022 22:29 UTC