The Princess Elizabeth Hospital says it is back to normal capacity after declaring a critical incident earlier this week because of increased demand.
On Tuesday (26 May), Guernsey’s Princess Elizabeth Hospital declared a 'critical incident' because it was over capacity.
In response, three planned surgeries were postponed, extra beds were added to wards, and community teams handled larger workloads.
Today (29 May), the hospital says it has returned to normal operating capacity.
The hospital has not linked the rise in admissions to a specific cause, but it coincided with Guernsey’s May heatwave, when temperatures surpassed 30°C.
The Director of Care Delivery at HSC, Elaine Burgess, says they'll monitor the situation.
“We would like to thank our dedicated staff who performed exceptionally well during the period of increased patient numbers, which was especially challenging due to the weather conditions.
“We recognise that disruption will have been caused to service users, including those who had surgery postponed, and once again apologise for any inconvenience caused to those people.
“An escalation plan is in place for the weekend should any further capacity issues arise, but we are hopeful that it will not be needed.
"The situation continues to be closely monitored.”
During the 'critical incident, all cancer and emergency surgeries still went ahead as planned.
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