KITCHENER A Cambridge woman s surgery to repair nerve damage from cancer treatments was delayed due to a backlog amid the COVID-19 pandemic. My day-to-day life right now is very hard, Sarah Hunt said. I don t sleep well and I don t have a lot of use of my hand. Hunt was supposed to have a long-awaited surgery this week at Toronto General Hospital, but it was postponed. On April 21st, they called and said that it was cancelled indefinitely due to COVID and that they couldn t give me any updated on when it would be rebooked, she said. The Financial Accountability Office projects there will be 419,200 delayed procedures by the end of September.
KITCHENER Cambridge Memorial Hospital is opening a temporary COVID-19 testing site on Saturday. The hospital announced on their website that those needing a COVID-19 test can get it by appointment only at Langs at 1145 Concession Road. “We are grateful for Grand River Hospital for stepping on such short notice to help those needing and wanting a COVID test,” said Trevor Clark, VP of Finance and Corporate Services & CFO at Cambridge Memorial Hospital in a release. “However, for some people, it is either very difficult to travel. For this reason and with the help of our Ontario Health Team partner Langs, we opened up a temporary location in our community.”
CAMBRIDGE The Cambridge Memorial Hospital’s COVID-19 testing site on Holiday Inn Drive is staying closed until May 11 as crews continuing to investigate a mysterious odour that’s believed to be causing some staff to feel nauseated and light-headed. The hospital announced Wednesday the site will stay shut down while environmental consulting specialists Pinchen investigate the source of the odour. It marks the fourth different group brought in since Monday to try to find out what’s causing staff to feel unwell. Monday, the assessment centre was evacuated over a suspected gas leak after an unidentified odour was detected and some staff members reported feeling unwell.
KITCHENER Cambridge Memorial Hospital’s COVID-19 assessment centre on Holiday Inn Drive has been closed down for a second day amid ongoing reports of staff feeling light-headed as the cause of the symptoms remains undetermined. Monday, the testing site was evacuated over concerns of a suspected gas leak after some staff members complained of light-headedness and general unease – but no natural gas, sewer gas or other fumes were found by city staff, fire officials or Enbridge. Tuesday afternoon, hospital officials said some staff were developing symptoms for a second day in a row and the site was closed again as a precaution.
KITCHENER Cambridge Memorial Hospital s COVID-19 testing site on Holiday Inn Drive will reopen Tuesday after it was evacuated due to concerns over a gas leak on Monday morning. Firefighters and Enbridge crews responded to the scene around 11 a.m. after some staff members complained of light-headedness and general unease. Officials said there were no leaks detected and they believe an open window may have allowed foul air to get into the buiding. They left monitoring equipment at the site. Hospital officials said anyone who had booked a COVID-19 test at the Cambridge assessment centre can go for a test during their scheduled time slot at the Grand River Hospital testing site at 15 Charles St. West in Kitchener.