Calgary’s Rockyview General Hospital temporarily diverts emergency surgeries

Patients needing unexpected emergency surgery are staying diverted from Calgary’s Rockyview General Clinic Tuesday night time owing to staffing shortages.

Alberta Wellness Solutions verified in an electronic mail to CBC News that due to the fact doctor protection could not be secured, sufferers requiring crisis surgical procedure will be sent to just one of the a few other grownup hospitals in the city, between 5 p.m. Tuesday and 8 a.m. Wednesday.

“There are no prepared surgical postponements at Rockyview Common Hospital and no impression to scheduled elective surgeries,” AHS spokesperson Kerry Williamson explained in an emailed assertion.

“For a period of time of 15 several hours commencing at 5 p.m. on June 14 there will be no additional normal surgical coverage at Rockyview to assist crisis surgeries.”

Williamson claimed a normal surgical procedures staff members surgeon would be on-connect with and out there to provide suggestions and assessment of crisis predicaments at the Rockyview for the duration of this time.

“This is not unusual,” he reported.

“It is schedule for sufferers to be diverted to distinct hospitals based on precise need to have and out there sources.”

Alberta’s hospitals have been less than escalating pressure in modern months. The Alberta NDP is contacting the predicament “unacceptable.”

“This medical center is necessary for unexpected emergency treatment in Calgary. Men and women in have to have of unexpected emergency operation involve speedy essential treatment. Each individual instant counts. They should not be pressured to travel to a different hospital throughout the city,” NDP health critic, David Shepherd, mentioned in a information release Tuesday night.

“This will also place a lot more strain on other hospitals in the city that are by now battling to meet up with the requirements of Albertans as a consequence of the UCP’s mismanagement of health care. Hospitals in Calgary are by now struggling with greater demand from customers with surgical procedures being diverted from Crimson Deer.”

The Crimson Deer Regional Clinic, which serves close to 50 percent a million men and women in Central Alberta, has had a normal surgical diversion in area because April 29.

In accordance to AHS, as of 10 a.m. Tuesday, a overall of 111 common surgical procedures conditions had been diverted from the Crimson Deer Regional Healthcare facility.

Williamson stated during the exact time period of time, 233 normal surgical procedures — both urgent and scheduled — had been accomplished at the facility.