Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services advises the public of the cancellation of some surgical procedures at the Health Sciences Centre today, Thursday, January 25, 2024, due to water damage from a frozen sprinkler line impacting the main operating room area.

Only those patients affected will be directly contacted to reschedule their surgical procedures as some procedures will proceed as normal. Emergency surgical procedures are not affected.

Other appointments and services are proceeding as scheduled. A full listing of contact numbers is available via https://www.easternhealth.ca/contactus/.

NL Health Services apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause.

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