Ricketts announces extension of Directed Health Measure to protect hospital capacity

October 6, 2021

Governor Pete Ricketts announced that the State is extending its Directed Health Measure (DHM) to address hospital staffing shortages. Initially, the DHM was set to expire on September 30, 2021. With the extension, it will remain in force through October 31, 2021, unless renewed. The DHM suspends inpatient Class D and Class E elective surgeries for all Acute Care, Critical Care, and Children’s Hospitals in Nebraska. These are elective surgeries that can wait four weeks or longer without substantially changing a patient’s outcome.

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Ricketts announces extension of Directed Health Measure to protect hospital capacity

WHAT OUR MEMBERS ARE SAYING

Michael Harvey

Michael HarveyPresident & CEO, Syracuse Area Health

Arlan Johnson

Arlan JohnsonCEO, Howard County Medical Center

Troy Bruntz

Troy BruntzCEO, Community Hospital

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Barb JablonskiDirector of Accounting, Nebraska Hospital Association

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