Surgeries Postponed

• B.C. man among hundreds left waiting in pain due to Victoria operating room closures

  Hundreds of people in the Victoria area have had their surgeries postponed, amid the prolonged closure of four operating rooms at two capital region hospitals.

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  Sep 8, 2023
  
• Illness, staff absences cause surgery delays at Calgary’s Rockyview Hospital

  Alberta Health Services said 24 scheduled elective surgeries between May 16 and May 20 will be postponed.

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  May 14, 2022
  
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• QEII hospital makes ‘difficult decision’ to postpone some surgeries as COVID-19 surges

  Beginning Monday, surgeries at the QEII in Halifax will be limited to day surgery procedures, time-sensitive cancer and non-cancer same-day surgeries as COVID-19 cases climb again.

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  Apr 2, 2022
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• Kelowna man’s cancer surgery wait highlights strained health system

  While thousands of surgical procedures have been postponed over the course of the pandemic across B.C., the province assures urgent surgeries are still being performed.

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  Jan 7, 2022
• COVID-19: Kelowna, B.C. cancer patient desperate for surgery as Omicron forces delays

  Randy Stinson is one of thousands of British Columbians facing surgery delays as COVID case counts surge amid the highly-transmissible Omicron variant

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  Jan 5, 2022
• Lives hang in the balance as strained ICUs filled with COVID-19 patients stall surgeries and patient care

  As ICUs fill up and surgeries are put on hold, a Calgary mayoral candidate is speaking out about how it's impacting his six-year-old's medical care.

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  Sep 23, 2021
• All scheduled elective surgeries, many outpatient procedures in Calgary suspended: AHS

  Alberta Health Services said it was postponing "all scheduled elective surgeries and many outpatient procedures for the remainder of this week" at Calgary hospitals. 

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  Sep 8, 2021
• Alberta’s COVID-19 surge spurs delays for up to 30% of non-urgent surgeries in Edmonton zone

  As COVID-19 case numbers continue to surge in Alberta, the province's health authority says the strain put on the health system will affect non-urgent surgeries.

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  Aug 27, 2021
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• 2 more OR closures at Royal Alexandra Hospital scheduled: AHS

  Staffing issues have once again forced operating rooms to close at the Royal Alexandra Hospital. Alberta Health Services says two separate closes have been scheduled.

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  Aug 25, 2021
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• 10K surgeries delayed during Alberta’s 3rd COVID-19 wave

  An additional 10,000 surgeries have been delayed in the third COVID-19 wave, according to Alberta Health Services.

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  Jun 4, 2021