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Cydeni Carter , Zach Crenshaw , abc15.com staff
Posted at 3:31 PM, Jun 08, 2020
and last updated 6:52 AM, Jun 09, 2020
PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Health Services director sent out a letter this weekend, informing hospitals in our state to "fully activate" their facility emergency plans.
In doing so, the hospitals are going to be preparing surge beds, cross-training staff, and possibly reducing or suspending elective surgeries to "ensure adequate bed capacity for both COVID and non-COVID admissions."
The Saturday letter states the hospitals need to identify additional ICU and
inpatient beds to meet the 50 percent additional bed increase.
The state's hospitals now must determine whether or not to move their facilities from conventional care to contingency care, and also prepare for crisis care.
The letter was dated the same day that ADHS director Dr. Cara Christ told ABC15 that her department's staff had made errors and reported incorrect hospitalization numbers since April on
the Arizona Department of Health Services coronavirus dashboard.
ADHS miscalculated the number of hospital beds currently available and in use in Arizona, due to staff members' confusion about the hospitals' licensed bed capacity and surge capacity.