157 elective surgeries postponed after job action at hospitals: AHS

A total of 157 elective surgeries were suspended Monday, as laundry workers, housekeeping staff and dietary aids took to the street in front of hospitals across the province. The majority of those were in Edmonton where 131 procedures were postponed. In Calgary, 21 patients were told they would have to wait longer for surgery, as well as five patients in the province's South zone. Alberta Health Services (AHS) redeployed non-union staff, including managers in some cases, to cover for missing wor