Our hospitals have laid off staff. The emergency and ICU is busy but there is only room for so many patients and staff in each hospital. They are taking care of the sick but there are no operations unless emergency surgeries. So much now days is elective or scheduled. (like my heart surgery was) Meanwhile the staff sits at home and collects unemployment while the patients continue to have issues. I couldn't imagine waiting 6 months to have back surgery because pinched nerves aren't considered emergencies.