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Gov. Kay Ivey relaxed the , such as allowing recently retired doctors and nurses to get their licenses reinstated more quickly. This means more medical practitioners can help out.

Among the Alaska 鈥� efforts to adapt to COVID-19, they鈥檝e increased their telehealth services to allow for more flexible care and to keep people in their homes. They also loosened the rules on the technology required to provide care, so health care workers can assist via FaceTime, for instance.

The director of the Arizona Department of Health Services, Dr. Cara Christ, is in anticipation of the onslaught of COVID-19 patients. The , and Gov. Doug Ducey has called for a 50% increase in hospital beds by the end of April. The military has said they鈥檙e ready to convert buildings, like convention centers, into makeshift hospitals.

to create a $173 million COVID-19 fund. Hutchinson can access the fund with approval from legislative leaders.

To increase the health care workforce during the pandemic, launched the . The new initiative waives some professional licensing and certification requirements during the COVID-19 emergency in order to help California respond to the outbreak.

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The with local public health organizations and health care facilities to increase the number of intensive care unit (ICU) beds available. They鈥檙e moving patients from ICU beds to lower-needs beds, as well as scouting out alternative care sites.

In Connecticut, to shore up resources and equip themselves. For example, the top three floors of the Smilow Cancer Hospital were converted for COVID-19 patients, and researchers from Yale are using models to help figure out how to direct resources to the places that need them the most.

Delaware Gov. John Carney . Carney and Delaware Division of Public Health Director Karyl T. Rattay recommend that employees are screened each day for a fever鈥攚ith a touchless thermometer if possible鈥攁nd for any symptoms of coronavirus. Anyone with a body temperature of 99.5 degrees Fahrenheit and above must be sent home.

To prepare for the spike in COVID-19-related deaths, bought mobile morgue trailers. These will offer space to store the deceased when traditional hospital morgues are at capacity.

of Georgia are expanding their critical-care services throughout in preparation for the coronavirus spike. These actions include creating space for more ICU beds and securing resources like ventilators, masks, and gowns. The state is also getting "medical pods" that can function as a regular hospital in counties that don't have hospitals or ICU beds.

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were imposed in Hawaii on March 31 to reduce the spread of COVID-19. A statement released by the state of Hawaii Depart of Health said that anyone traveling between the islands 鈥渕ust self-quarantine for 14 days.鈥澛燩eople traveling to give medical care聽don鈥檛 have to quarantine but do have to wear appropriate protective gear and follow social distancing rules.

On , Gov. Brad Little signed an executive order so that items like ventilators or personal protective equipment can be bought quickly and the state doesn鈥檛 have to wait on essential supplies. The order made $39.3 million available for coronavirus aid.

Illinois is working to expand bed capacity throughout the state. For example, Chicago鈥檚 McCormick Place is in the process of being turned into a , and the previously closed in Elgin and in Blue Island are being reopened to care for COVID-19 patients.

Hospitals in Indiana have stopped elective surgeries and created a statewide resource pool in preparation for a rise in COVID-19 patients. Also, according to , more than 5,000 health care providers such as medical students and retired clinicians have volunteered to help.

To preserve supplies, stopped using gowns when treating people who didn't have COVID-19. Iowa's biggest hospital also canceled nonessential surgeries and procedures, reassigned medical staff, and amped up their telehealth services.

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, a major hospital in Topeka, Kansas, by 50% to deal with COVID-19. Other staff members鈥� salaries were cut by 10% to 35%. The staff who deal with patients directly will maintain their current salary.

set up 鈥渃ough clinics鈥� for people who may have coronavirus symptoms to keep hospitals from becoming overwhelmed. Additionally, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear to clear room for incoming COVID-19 cases.

in COVID-19 cases, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards doubled the number of hospital beds in the . The center will now be used as a coronavirus recovery center and will have 2,000 beds.

Rural Maine hospitals are coming up with to deal with supply shortages. Houlton Regional Hospital is sewing their own gowns and sourcing face shields from a local auto supply shop.

Maryland is planning to聽 to become drive-through testing sites to help keep people out of the hospitals. DMV hospitals are also setting up tents to treat patients, and there are talks to reopen shuttered hospitals such as , which would help address bed shortage concerns.

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have volunteered to help at Massachusetts General Hospital and other major hospitals in the Boston area. The COVID-19 virus medical student response team split up into four committees focused on everything from educating the public to supporting vulnerable populations.

As hospitals prepare for the worst-case scenario, detailed who would get priority over life-saving resources. The letter, which stated that 鈥減atients who have the best chance of getting better鈥� are to be prioritized, is part of Henry Ford Health System鈥檚 larger emergency response plan.

to make sure patients go to centers with free beds and they鈥檙e going to divy up supplies as needed. Leaders at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis are thinking ahead on what to do if all the ventilators are in use. Dr. John Hick, a physician at the hospital, told Star Tribune they could use the ventilator equipment from ambulances or adapt anesthesia devices.

made its own聽 to ramp up diagnostics in the state. They鈥檝e also stockpiled protective equipment, reduced the number of people coming into the hospital for nonessential procedures, and rolled out a smartphone app that lets health care workers remotely treat COVID-19 patients if they do not need hospitalization.聽聽

Hospitals in Kansas City are trying to make their existing supplies last longer. Dr. Dana Hawkinson, a University of Kansas Health System infectious disease specialist, that they're looking into how they can reuse the N-95 face masks, which purify air particles, while they wait for supplies to arrive.

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To keep as many beds open as possible Montana聽. Many hospitals are also working to create extra beds by converting other hospital rooms, moving patients, and fast-tracking .

The Nebraska Medical Center, which cases in 2014, has been preparing for months. They鈥檝e put off elective procedures, moved patients to different parts of the campus, and . They鈥檙e also finding clever ways to make supplies last longer, such as and make them reusable.

Hospitals in Nevada, such as and The VA Southern Nevada Health Care System, are to lower the risk of transmission. is also allowing retired doctors and nurses to go back to work and any health care workers from out of state to help.

In three New Hampshire hospitals, staff must wear a mask at all times if they work in patient care areas. The was made based on new evidence that suggests the coronavirus can be spread even if the person is not showing symptoms.

New Jersey is to patients. There are聽 to be erected within the coming week and more later this month, as well as plans to to help accommodate the demand for beds. To cover staffing needs the state has said they may recruit nursing students in their final semester and new rules passed mean that聽聽at a time.

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Doctors at the for a possible coronavirus treatment. They are testing the drugs hydroxychloroquine, for patients who have respiratory issues, and remdesivir, for patients who present with pneumonia symptoms. They鈥檙e looking to see if the treatments might help prevent聽the virus from spreading in the body.

To help combat the COVID-19 pandemic Gov. Andrew Cuomo set up a to join up New York鈥檚 health care system resources. The online portal links hospitals and health care facilities all over the state and sends workers and volunteers to the hospitals that need it the most.

North Carolina hospitals with the coronavirus surge. Many are asking for recently retired medical professionals to come back. Also the for volunteers to get quick training and for nurses to refresh their licenses via an online course.

To prepare for the rising number of COVID-19 patients, North Dakota activated a to help increase the emergency workforce needed. It鈥檚 looking to recruit individuals with experience in everything from health care to critical manufacturing. would be for the planned field hospitals.

Gov. Mike DeWine split Ohio up into 鈥擟leveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati/Dayton鈥攖o . The divide is to deal with capacity and patient care;聽if one is full they can direct patients elsewhere.

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Oklahoma City hospitals built聽 to check patients before they鈥檙e allowed into the hospital. The state also so they can get a better picture of how many people are affected and how the virus is spreading.

Researchers from Oregon Health and Sciences University and other hospitals are to predict how COVID-19 will impact individual hospitals. On March 26, Oregon health officials put a in place that addresses necessary steps to expand the health care system鈥檚 capacity and keep up its capability to treat coronavirus patients.

Construction crews are working so there are more beds for COVID-19 patients. The construction of Pavilion, the new hospital on the campus of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, would add an additional 120 patient rooms.

Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott, director of the state Health Department is letting 聽of school to get a 90-day certified nursing assistant license. The move is to help bolster the health care workforce.

The Medical University of South Carolina, the largest hospital in the state, is to help limit the spread of the coronavirus. Hospital officials told The State that employees can't go to work if they have any respiratory symptoms of the virus. They also aren't allowed back if they haven't gotten tested after a high-risk exposure in or outside of work.

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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem asked hospitals to to reduce the spread of the virus and free up resources. Secretary of Health Kim Malsam-Rysdon also told the that the state is using the $4.5 million it got from the federal government to help hospitals prepare for the surge of patients.

The state is increasing spending on personal protective equipment (PPE), among other measures to prepare for the peak of COVID-19 cases. The state will spend for patients and health care workers, Gov. Bill Lee told reporters.

Texas hospitals are planning for the surge in many ways, such as for different uses and hosting . To support Texans experiencing anxiety and stress due to the COVID-19 pandemic, launched a 24/7 statewide mental health support line.

capabilities as quickly as possible. Additionally, to help conserve resources clinics and hospitals are limiting all other nonessential procedures.

University of Vermont Health Network others to prepare for the increase in COVID-19 patients. The group of hospitals also and increased their to limit exposure.

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to open space at military and veterans establishments for COVID-19 patients. As of April 1, are planned for coronavirus patients.

To help reduce the spread of COVID-19, West Virginia hospitals are using . Joe Letnaunchyn, president and CEO of the West Virginia Hospital Association, told 聽the state is trying to find sites for temporary hospitals.

To , the for people with coronavirus symptoms in Madison and Milwaukee. Before patients can stay there they need to be referred by a doctor or health care professional.

Cheyenne Regional Medical Center, one of Wyoming's largest hospitals, imposed to help lessen the spread of the virus. There are some exceptions to the policy; CRMC is聽allowing a certain number of visitors in a day for maternity聽and neonatal intensive care unit patients, as well as pediatric patients and end-of-life patients, and those with specific disabilties.聽

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