Niagara Health is postponing some surgeries effective April 12th.
This comes in response to order from Ontario Health, in order to relieve pressures on hospitals in the province.
Starting today, all patients scheduled for a surgical procedure will be contacted by their doctor in order to confirm if they are proceeding or having their procedure delayed.
Decisions regarding the urgency of each procedure and whether or not it will be postponed will be based on individual circumstances.
Patients are being encouraged not to call the hospital or their surgeon.
To ensure patients in Ontario are receiving necessary life saving care, hospitals in harder-hit regions are transferring patients to hospitals with critical care capacity, including Niagara Health.
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