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DeSantis prohibits elective surgeries

Rick Outzen March 20, 2020

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis today issued an order halting elective surgeries and procedures.

Executive Order 20-72: this Executive Order prohibits medically unnecessary, non-urgent or non-emergency procedures or surgeries

Alabamaâ€™s governor did it yesterday. Ascension Sacred Heart made the decision voluntarily last Monday.

Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”