The hospital reportedly found “trace mineral deposits” on certain surgical instruments and is “in the process of resurfacing these instruments,” according to the report.
A Denver VAMC spokesperson told 7NEWS they are “unable to predict when normal operations will resume.”
The hospital has started using disposable equipment and is also looking into reprocessing the surgical instruments and other instrument cleaning options.
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