Patient livid after hospital cancels surgery due to COVID surge

[Person of Interest]

Betsy Phillips of the Nashville Scene revealed on Tuesday that her scheduled surgery on Friday has been cancelled.
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She found out last Friday her surgery is being cancelled because the hospital is too full of COVID-19 patients.


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[SharonClark]

1. I would feel the same way and I would want to know everyone involved in my surgery

has been vaccinated.

[mucifer]

3. Vaccinated and unvaccinated can transmit delta unknowingly.

[Dorian Gray]

15. Vaccinated

has less a chance to contract it and has symptoms for a shorter time, so they are less likely to spread it.

Of course medical teams performing surgery should all be vaccinated.

[Docreed2003]

2. Many hospitals in the Nashville area have been forced to cancel elective cases

Surgeries are being limited severely to shift staff around to critical areas of the hospital. This has been the situation for the past several weeks.

[gratuitous]

4. And I'm shocked by what's considered "elective"

Pure anecdata, but I've heard of two people through my church congregation who had their surgeries canceled, one of them a cardiac procedure. She was told by the doctors to sit tight at home, and they'd try to get her re-scheduled as soon as possible. In the meantime, try not to stress about it.

[Docreed2003]

6. Every hospital has approached the "elective" label differently

I can't speak for the cardiac centers, but ICU space may be a factor in cancelations of heart procedures.

[Lisa0825]

8. My niece's hysterectomy for cervical cancer got canceled twice before finally having it.

I don't know if this is standard, but I was told that "elective" is anything other than an emergency situation, so basically, if you aren't bleeding out, you're elective

[Dorian Gray]

16. Yes!

A relative has lung polyps, and her biopsy was rescheduled for November (in Florida). Elective.

[malaise]

5. A good friend's 30 year old daughter has breast cancer

and her surgery has been cancelled for the same reason.

[Hekate]

10. IF her cancer seems to be confined to a lump, her doc may be able to do a lumpectomy...

… on an out-patient basis to tide her over until there is an operating room available. I have read there is good success with this procedure — and if nothing else this may hold off the worst effects of having to wait. Might be worth asking about.

Jesus Christ on a Trailer Hitch, we are entering another nightmare stage. All the best to your friend and her daughter.

[malaise]

13. It's crazy sis

Add to that the oxygen shortages everywhere and just cross your fingers that you don't get sick.

[fescuerescue]

7. Depending on what kind of surgery it is, it's likely a good idea.

Last thing anyone needs is to catch Covid getting a non-urgent surgery.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

9. Anti-vaxxer assholes are killing people due to their stupidity

We need to make these assholes wait in line behind regular sane patients

[Hortensis]

11. Glad she said so. Publicly. We need more disapproval of Covid depravity. nt

[ck4829]

12. K&R

[ecstatic]

14. I have elective surgery scheduled for tomorrow

Honestly, if it were to be canceled, I would be sort of relieved.

[Lars39]

17. Here's the Nashville Scene Link...

https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithinthewind/hospitals-are-full-of-unvaccinated-covid-patients-and-its-hurting-others/article_b2e91460-0f33-11ec-919c-638d85f0904a.html