The comments come following reports of short staffing at three Calgary hospitals this weekend. Foothills Medical Centre, Rockyview General Hospital and Peter Lougheed Centre each came into the weekend with some unfilled surgical support staff shifts, though AHS said the hospitals filled all open shifts Saturday and Sunday and no surgeries were delayed.
“Surgeons have been asking for regular coverage for support staff, and AHS has had trouble finding it,” Gomes said.Article content “Surgical emergencies continue be cared for appropriately as each site has a general surgeon on call and there are staff surgeons available at all sites,” the health authority said.
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