COVID-19 pandemic, saying both will extend the red level for at least one to two weeks.The red level means the hospitals have no visitors, while non-urgent surgeries and services are cancelled.
That news comes as it faces a labour dispute and a looming vaccination deadline, which would send employees home without pay if they are not fully vaccinated by Nov.
19.Horizon Health Network interim CEO Dr. John Dornan said 113 non-urgent surgeries have been cancelled since it moved to the red level exactly two weeks ago.
COVID-19: N.B. reports 5 more deaths as public service employees urged to get vaccinated The health network is also facing outbreaks in the Moncton Hospital in its geriatric unit, general surgery unit and cancer unit.Dornan said.