A new unit has been shipped in and installed, with theatre activity back to normal.
83 patients needing routine or non-urgent procedures were affected, and had their appointments rescheduled.
Simon West, Medical Director for Health and Care Jersey, said:
"I would like to begin by recognising the exceptional efforts of our colleagues across Health and Care Jersey, who worked tirelessly and flexibly to maintain services and minimise disruption for patients throughout this period.
"At the time, I stated that emergency, urgent and maternity care would continue to run as normal, and that patient safety remained our highest priority. I also indicated during interviews that around 20–25 patients could have been impacted per day.
"Thanks to the swift and coordinated work of our teams, we were able to implement an effective local solution more quickly than first anticipated, allowing theatre activity to resume sooner. “
Mr West says all patients whose operations were postponed have had their procedures rescheduled.
He said a long-term solution to the resilience of the system is ‘in progress’.
"Our priority throughout has been to maintain patient safety and minimise disruption, and I am confident we have achieved that while recovering services quickly and safely.
"These kinds of issues can occur in older facilities, particularly during periods of extreme weather, and we are grateful to Islanders for their patience and understanding. I would also like to sincerely thank all colleagues involved, from those resolving the technical issue to clinical and support teams maintaining patient care. Their commitment ensured that disruption was kept to an absolute minimum."
Jersey's Home Affairs Minister says the government is continuing to press for action to prevent some passengers being denied boarding following the introduction of the UK's Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme.
With the island entering a fourth heatwave of this summer, 1 in 8 of all heatwaves in Jersey since records began 132 years ago have occurred this year.
We're told that anything we can do to create more wild spaces - no matter how small - will make Jersey's environment more resilient to extreme weather.
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