Surgery postponements entering second week; AHS says to be patient
MEDICINE HAT, AB — The water quality issue affecting surgeries at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital will enter its second week on Tuesday, and Alberta Health Services is still no closer to figuring out what is causing the problem.
Alberta Health Services have postponed another 10 surgeries scheduled for Tuesday at the hospital, bringing the total number to 173 since May 9.
AHS says they are working to isolate the cause of the concern, but have still not provided any answer about the water quality issue affecting the ability to reprocess surgical equipment at the hospital.