Cuomo OKs Restart Of Elective Medical Procedures In Nassau County

NASSAU COUNTY, NY — It was announced today that elective surgeries will be allowed to resume in Nassau County, restarting a vital service for both residents and hospitals.

Yesterday, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran wrote a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo asking for elective procedures to be allowed. Citing the falling number of cases, Curran asked that county hospitals be allowed to once again perform elective procedures. The procedures are important both for the patients who need them, as well the hospitals that perform them, as they are major revenue generators.

"The long-term health of so many who rely on procedures such as colonoscopies, mammograms and biopsies, just to name a few, is at stake," Curran wrote to Cuomo on Monday. "Most recently, you have allowed Westchester and Suffolk to begin elective surgical procedures. Our approach to so many of the issues facing us during the COVID-19 pandemic have and continue to be regional. Including Nassau County in this group of localities that can be performing these procedures makes sense not only geographically, but also logistically as the region's hospital capacity has been a collective consideration."

At his daily briefing today, Cuomo announced that Nassau would be able to restart elective procedures at hospitals. The only areas that currently cannot perform elective procedures are Erie County, Rockland County and New York City.