American College of Surgeons Media Press Releases 2020 Press Releases New scoring system empowers surgery departments to prioritize medically necessary operations that should not be delayed because of concerns about hospital resources or risk associated with COVID-19 Worksheet Example Scoring system empowers surgery departments to prioritize medically necessary operations Worksheet Example Sample worksheet for the Medically Necessary Time-Sensitive (MeNTS) Prioritization process. Source: University of Chicago Medicine and Biological Sciences.