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Dozen surgeries postponed at Vancouver Island hospitals last week amid COVID-19 pandemic


 
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Despite the promising news about increased vaccine supply and an accelerated timeline for first doses in the weeks ahead, the toll of the COVID-19 pandemic is being felt at Vancouver Island hospitals, where 12 non-urgent surgeries were cancelled last week.
“I think what you re seeing in Island Health is the ongoing significant pressure on the health-care system, partly related to COVID,” said Health Minister Adrian Dix on Thursday.
Dix said the 12 surgery cancellations between April 19 and 25 were not due to COVID-19 patients being transferred to the island from other health regions. But he acknowledged the strain of fighting the virus was a factor in the delays, in what was described as staffing and capacity issues. ....

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