‘Unexpected but Manageable’: Heating Failure Leads to Cancellation of Elective Surgeries at Chatham Hospital

‘Unexpected but manageable’: Heating failure leads to cancellation of elective surgeries at Chatham hospital

All elective surgeries scheduled for Wednesday at Chatham’s hospital have been cancelled due to an ongoing heating system failure.

Chatham hospital cancels elective surgeries Wednesday due to heating system issue

Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) says it’s experiencing operational issues with the hospital’s boiler system leading to fluctuating temperatures in some areas of the building. The system issue has also impacted the medical device reprocessing department.

CKHA forced to cancel elective surgeries

The Chatham-Kent Health Alliance has cancelled all elective surgeries for Wednesday due to boiler system issues.

CKHA Cancels Elective Surgeries For January 28

Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) is currently experiencing operational issues with the hospital boiler system. As a result, some areas of the building are fluctuating in temperature.   The boiler system issues are also impacting the Medical Device Reprocessing Department, limiting the ability to reprocess medical equipment.  At this time, the decision has been made to cancel all elective surgeries for tomorrow, Wednesday, January 28th.  We wi…

Boiler issues force cancellation of elective surgeries at CKHA

The Chatham-Kent Health Alliance is dealing with operational issues involving its hospital boiler system, resulting in fluctuating temperatures in some areas of the building and the cancellation of elective surgeries. CKHA said the boiler system problems are also affecting the Medical Device Reprocessing Department, limiting the hospital’s ability to reprocess medical equipment. As a result, all elective surgeries scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 2…