Hundreds of surgeries postponed as Vancouver Island hospital closes operating room

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The Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria is closing one of its ten operating rooms from Sept. 5 to Oct. 27.

is closing one of its 10 operating rooms from Sept. 5 to Oct. 27.“We just don’t have enough nurses to get up to our normal levels,” Island Health CEO Kathy MacNeil told Global News.

“We are going to work very hard with our surgeons, work hard on recruitment to make sure this has the least possible effect, and if we are able to open sooner … we will do that,” Dix said.Dix met with staff at the hospital earlier this week, and acknowledged it’s not ideal to cancel any surgeries, though he said, overall, the system is performing well.

But the opposition is quick to point out they are still hearing every day from people waiting too long.

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