UPDATE: Brandon Regional Health Centre has been added to the list of hospitals postponing surgeries. All elective endoscopies at the BRHC will be postponed to allow staff to support the intensive care unit.
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The province has announced that starting today, it will be canceling more surgeries to make room for any emergency and cancer surgeries that could potentially come up in the next few weeks.
According to Shared Health, surgical capacity will not be reduced, but it will be prioritized for those who need emergency or urgent surgery.
Patients whose procedures are being affected by the change will either be told their surgeries have been postponed or the location of the surgery has changed.
