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Inpatient beds for people with mental illness in Pennsylvania were scarce before the pandemic. Now, that demand is skyrocketing.
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As COVID-19 strains ICU bed capacity, Pa. hopes voluntary hospital actions will prevent state order to reduce elective surgeries - pennlive.com
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