Flooding Impacts Surgeries At Windsor Regional Hospital
Flooding is impacting the surgery schedule at Windsor Regional Hospital.
In a release, the hospital reports that cooling coils in the air handling system developed leaks resulting in the flooding of two operating rooms at the Met Campus.
Officials believe an exterior vent may have failed resulting in the cold air coming into the building and freezing the pipes. When heat was turned up the pipes developed a leak.
Work crews have been at the hospital working to fix the problem.
The remaining OR's are still usable but, in the meantime, the hospital leadership continues to review the entire surgery schedule for Monday and Tuesday to minimize the impact on patients.
The hospital says that operating surgeons and anaesthesiologists can expect room changes, schedule alterations, shifting of non-scheduled cases between campuses and maximizing of OR resources.
Hospital officials expect to have an update on the situation later today.