KEARNEY - CHI Health Good Samaritan resumed non-urgent, elective surgeries, and procedures on Tuesday. Non-urgent procedures were first postponed on March 25th.

CHI Health Good Samaritan met the standards to begin non-urgent, elective surgeries according to Governor Ricketts. The state has maintained that hospitals may resume elective surgeries if they maintain 30 percent general bed availability, 30 percent ICU bed availability, 30 percent ventilator availability, and have a two-week supply of necessary personal protective equipment in their specific facility.

Non-urgent surgical patients are tested for COVID-19 prior to the procedure. Visitation remains restricted.

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