Record-high levels of the RSV illness plus new cases of COVID-19 and the flu are all driving an unprecedented surge in demand at CHEO that has forced the hospital to cancel heart, brain and spinal surgeries for some children and is leaving families waiting 15 hours or more in its emergency department. Read More
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CHEO forced to cancel surgeries to cope with 'perfect storm' of severe viral season
Published in CHEO, Covid-19, Emergency Room, Local News, RSV, Surgery and virus
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