Elective Surgery and Procedures Guidance

To: Healthcare providers From: Margaret Mohan The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Governor Polis issued elective surgery and procedures guidance. For CMS guidance, visit here: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cms-releases-recommendations-adult-elective-surgeries-non-essential-medical-surgical-and-dental Please see attached for Executive Order D 2020 009, Ordering the Temporary Cessation of All Elective and Non-Essential Surgeries and Procedures and Preserving Personal Protective Equipment and Ventilators in Colorado Due to the Presence of COVID-19. Ordering the Temporary Cessation of All Elective and Non-Essential Surgeries and Procedures and Preserving Personal Protective Equipment and Ventilators in Colorado Due to the Presence of COVID-19 Margaret Mohan Branch Chief Acute Care and Nursing Facilities