Peterborough Regional Health Centre is planning to resume non-urgent care in early June if it can meet provincial criteria, the hospital’s chief medical executive said Tuesday.
During Tuesday’s media conference, Dr. Lynn Mikula, PRHC’s chief medical executive and chief of staff, said the hospital continues planning to phase in the return of non-urgent/elective surgeries and procedures amid the coronavirus pandemic.
However, she noted they can only resume if the hospital can meet certain criteria such as maintaining an adequate supply of personal protective equipment (PPE), maintaining a certain capacity in the event of a pandemic clinical surge, and developing a coordinated regional plan with various health partners. “We are targeting early