Patients planning to give birth at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown, P.E.I., are being redirected due to water damage in an operating room. The damage has temporarily impacted services, and patients are being diverted to the Prince County Hospital in Summerside for Wednesday evening and overnight. This also applies to patients seeking fetal assessments. Health P.E.I. says the damage is being assessed and an update will come Thursday morning. The Public Health Nursing office in Charlottetown is also cancelling appointments for Thursday, citing flooding-related water damage. Individuals affected by the cancellations will be contacted directly for rescheduling. For more P.E.I. news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
