Western Health would like to advise the general public that elective surgeries at the Western Memorial Regional Hospital will be cancelled effective Monday, November 2, 2009. Western Health will provide surgical services to patients only on an emergency basis.
Western Health would like to advise the general public that elective surgeries at the Western Memorial Regional Hospital will be cancelled effective Monday, November 2, 2009. Western Health will provide surgical services to patients only on an emergency basis. This change in service provision will result in a decreased need for surgical inpatient beds and is necessary as a result of an increasing need for acute care services to meet the needs of patients with influenza like illness.
All individuals scheduled for elective surgery will be contacted to advise them of this cancellation. We will continue to monitor patients' needs for emergency, inpatient acute care and intensive care and will advise the general public as soon as we are able to resume elective surgeries.
Additionally, Western Health will continue to work with patients, staff and physicians to ensure that all patients who may be safely discharged will be released from hospital.
Western Health would also like to thank the public for their support and co-operation.
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For more information,
Please contact:
Lisa Hoddinott
Western Health 709-637-5000, extension 5635
