Third wave slams B.C. hospitals hard as COVID-19 cases swamp critical-care units Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer JONATHAN HAYWARD/The Canadian Press B.C. hospitals, faced with record-breaking numbers of COVID-19 patients in critical care, are cancelling surgeries and redeploying health workers. Hospitals around the province are at capacity and are struggling to meet the needs of a rising number of critically ill patients. That has forced the cancellation of surgeries in the health regions of Vancouver Coastal and Fraser this week, while critical-care nurses are being reassigned to help in those hospitals in Surrey, Abbotsford and New Westminster that are stretched thin.