Surgery 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.

  Health

  Sep 8, 2023
  
• Break-in, vandalism at Foothills Medical Centre delays surgeries

  Alberta Health Services had to reschedule a handful of surgeries after there were reports of someone breaking in and vandalizing the inside of one of the hospital buildings.

  Crime

  Mar 22, 2023
  
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• Surgery indefinitely delayed for Alberta man as hospitals grapple with COVID-19

  Cynthia Wandler’s father Jerry is 68 years old, has hydrocephalus and is in need of a life-altering surgery that could treat his condition.

  Health

  Dec 11, 2020
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• In the last year, Fraser Health postponed 2,300 operations on day of surgery

  Between August 1, 2017 and July 31, 2018 more than 91,000 surgeries were carried out across the region -- three per cent were postponed.

  Health

  Sep 25, 2018
• Flu delays some surgeries at Winnipeg hospitals

  Winnipeg hospitals are postponing some surgeries because a higher number of cases of the flu are putting a strain on the system.

  Health

  Jan 8, 2018
• Kelowna woman devastated after kidney transplant surgery cancelled

  Numerous tests and months later, they found out they were a transplant match, saving Lopes from having to go on dialysis.

  Apr 26, 2016