Cambridge Memorial Hospital nears capacity as COVID surges and 69 staff are at home sick
CMH forced to postpone 1,921 elective surgeries to focus on urgent and emergent needs
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CMH forced to postpone 1,921 elective surgeries to focus on urgent and emergent needs
There are approximately 11,000 people waiting for surgery in Waterloo region. Hospital officials have estimated it will take more than a year to clear.
'With a 98 per cent compliance rate at the deadline, we are very much able to accommodate all gaps in our schedules'
Many more hospitals across the province have set mandatory vaccination deadlines of October 15 or 31, as well as a few other dates.
Service levels at Cambridge Memorial Hospital unaffected, says hospital spokesperson, with 96.8 per cent of staff fully or partially vaccinated