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Critical shortage of beds at Windsor Regional Hospital

At least 4 surgeries cancelled at Windsor Regional Hospital to create capacity and 54 patients are without beds, according to the hospital's CEO.

4 surgeries were cancelled in order to create capacity

Windsor Regional Hospital's Met Campus is at 113% of capacity and the Ouellette campus is at 104% of capacity, according to the hospital's CEO.

Surgeries at the Windsor Regional Hospital have been cancelled to create capacity and 54patients are without beds, say hospital officials.

The hospital has opened overflow beds, but a spike in acutely ill patients at the beginning of 2017 pushed the hospitals to operate at 10 per cent more than capacity, said CEO David Musyj during a press conference Wednesday.

David Musyj speaks about a bed shortage at both Windsor Regional Hospital campuses. (Amy Dodge/CBC)

"We've maximized our staff," he said, adding that some staff members are into their third week of overtime. "There isn't a hospital in this land to staff 110 per cent."

The hospital's chief of staff, Dr. Gary Ing, says departments including the intensive care unit are full, and numbers continue to rise. "We don't have the resources to deal with the needs in this community," said Dr. Ing.

CEO David Musyj is calling for hospital capacity to be shared through the region, saying that he sees the current trend continuing. He's also asked the provincial Ministry of Health to assist. "This is an Ontario problem," said Musyj.

Of 104 scheduledsurgeries, four had to be cancelledaccording toMusyj who added "I see that trend continuing."