The Hospital for Sick Children is reducing the number of surgeries performed, starting Monday. Like many children's hospitals in Ontario, SickKids is dealing
“While we continue to be nimble and provide our exceptional standard of care, [SickKids] unfortunately has no choice but to reduce surgical activity for the time being to preserve our critical care capacity,” said representatives. “This will enable us to prioritize urgent, emergency and the most time-sensitive surgeries. Endoscopy services and image-guided therapy will also prioritize urgent and inpatient cases.
The hospital’s intensive care unit has been at more than 127 per cent capacity for several days, according to officials.“This decision was not taken lightly,” said Dr. Ronald Cohn, president and CEO. “The reduction in surgical activity will allow us to support areas of the hospital that need help managing increasing patient volumes and acuity, including the critical care units, paediatric medicine and the emergency department.
“I would like to express my deep gratitude to everyone at SickKids who is going above and beyond, doing the best they can, for patients and families, and for each other, during this difficult time,” he continued.Ctrl+Enter
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