Arizona officials press hospitals to activate emergency plans because of Covid-19 cases

Arizona’s state health officials urged hospitals to fully activate emergency plans to cope with a surge of Covid-19 patients in a Saturday letter, the Arizona Republic reports. Dr. Cara Christ asked hospitals to prepare for crisis care and suspend elective surgeries if they face any shortages in capacity. An executive order from Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey calls for expanding hospital bed capacity by 25% and then 50% as the state moves through phases of preparedness, but it’s unclear if hospitals…