KGH under extreme pressure as operations cancelled A number of planned operations and outpatient clinics at Kettering General Hospital have been cancelled as the hospital struggles to cope with emergency pressures.
An average of 253 people have attended A&E each day since Christmas Eve, building pressure on wards and departments. As a result the hospital has had to cancel operations to ensure there are enough beds for emergency patients.
KGH’s chief operating officer Rebecca Brown said: “We are under extreme pressure at the moment and are caring for a large number of older people who need urgent treatment.
“The average age of inpatients at the moment is 74, many with multiple medical conditions, and these poorly patients have to be our priority at present." Northamptonshire Telegraph
An average of 253 people have attended A&E each day since Christmas Eve, building pressure on wards and departments. As a result the hospital has had to cancel operations to ensure there are enough beds for emergency patients.
KGH’s chief operating officer Rebecca Brown said: “We are under extreme pressure at the moment and are caring for a large number of older people who need urgent treatment.
“The average age of inpatients at the moment is 74, many with multiple medical conditions, and these poorly patients have to be our priority at present." Northamptonshire Telegraph
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