The fallout from COVID-19 continues, and this time the actual virus has both a direct and indirect effect locally. On Monday, Summa Health announced they will reduce their hospital beds by 20% due to staffing shortages.

Dr. David Custodio is the chief medical officer at Summa Health, and he joined the Ray Horner Morning Show to discuss this news. Dr. Custodio is proud of how the staff has weathered the COVID-19 storm these last 19 months, but it just is not sustainable to maintain at this point in time. Summa is also reducing some of their elective surgeries temporarily.