JUST IN: The Hospital for Sick Children will be putting some surgical procedures on hold as of next week.
The hospital said that as of Nov. 14 it will be prioritizing “urgent, emergency and the most time-sensitive surgeries" while cancelling other scheduled procedures.
It said that it is also increasingly unable to accept new patients from community partners who likewise have “reached their maximum capacity." Instead, a spokesperson said that patients were being redirected to Credit Valley Hospital in an attempt at maximizing limited resources.
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