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Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center makes more changes to surgical services to help with COVID-19 response

The medical center a "large number" of elective procedures will be temporarily delayed until it can reopen to full capacity.

FORT HOOD, Texas — The Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center said it has temporarily reduced surgical services to support current COVID-19 response operations. 

The medical center said it has limited surgical services and will only conduct surgeries that support select readiness cases, time-sensitive procedures that would affect a patient's long-term health if delayed and urgent procedures. 

A large number of elective procedures will be temporarily delayed until CRDAMC can reopen to full capacity, the medical center said.

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"The surgical services team is actively assessing the ability to reopen capacity on a daily basis and will reschedule all cases as soon as possible," the medical center said in a release. 

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