COVID-19 cases.“Please understand these decisions are not made lightly. We are still facing significant challenges related to COVID-19 and the need to prepare for critically ill patients is greater than ever,” St.
Joseph’s Healthcare President Melissa Farrell said in a release on Friday. Ontario hospitals told to ‘ramp down’ all elective, non-emergency surgeries due to COVID-19 St.
Joe’s, Hamilton Health Sciences and Joseph Brant in Burlington all revealed the deferral of procedures and say anyone with a postponement will be directly contacted by their healthcare provider.
Patients need not contact hospitals.Patients are also being told to attend any appointment as scheduled if they have not been contacted about a rescheduling.All the.