UAB Hospital cancels, reschedules nonemergency surgeries due to flu

Birmingham, Ala.-based UAB Hospital cancelled and rescheduled nonemergency elective surgeries requiring hospitalization due to the influx of flu cases, reports WBRC.

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The rescheduling affects patients who had a nonelective procedure scheduled for Thursday and Friday this week. The hospital will still perform all urgent and same-day procedures.

Hospital officials will reevaluate the decision to suspend surgeries to determine if more surgeries will need to be postponed on additional days.

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