Another set of elective surgeries – set to be performed on
Wednesday, October 4, at the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre – has
had to be suspended.
However, the hospital subsequently will notify affected patients of
the new date for surgery, says Salma Crump, head of marketing and
communications.
On Tuesday, October 3, elective surgeries slated for that day were
also suspended – along with clinics and other operations. However,
Crump did not disclose the reason for the suspension of surgeries.
What she did say is that services at the medical facility returned to
normal on Wednesday. Among these, she says, the hospital was
happy to restore radiology services.
Crump advises that persons who missed clinical appointments, or
were scheduled for a procedure on Tuesday – the day following the
tropical storm – will be contacted by a representative from the care
team to reschedule.
Meanwhile, she reports that, during the storm’s passage, water
penetrated into some areas of the hospital. However, she says, the
maintenance team worked around the clock to ensure that this did
not adversely impact patient care or comfort, or affect the nurses,
doctors and other staff on the job at the time.
There is at least one area where the water penetration is taking a bit
longer to be addressed; but this has not prevented the hospital from
resuming normal operations, Crump assures.
