GRAND RAPIDS (WOOD-AM) - Spectrum Health is now telling some patients that their procedures are going to have to wait.
Chief Medical Officer Josh Kooistra tells WOOD-TV that his hospitals are seeing a surge in COVID and non-COVID patients.
"This round of deferrals is longer and more robust than we’ve had to do in previous surges," Kooistra said. "Some of that is probably due to deferred care that people over the last year maybe didn't seek and now has led to worsening conditions."
Kooistra says some hospitals in the Grand Rapids area are near capacity after seeing highest-ever patient volumes last week.
More at WOOD-TV.