Six months after surgery was halted at Corowa hospital, the Rural Doctors' Association of NSW is seeking a commitment operations will resume. or signup to continue reading The Murrumbidgee Local Health District, which administers the Guy Street campus, stated in May surgery Air filtration and the need to replace filters has been flagged as a reason for the closure, but the health service has declined to be specific about what has forced patients to have operations elsewhere. Doctors' association president Rachel Christmas said her organisation had been communicating with the health service in recent months and had decided to go public because "we're not getting a response to our questions".
"When nothing's been said there's a fear something's been hidden," Dr Christmas said. "That's when the alarm bells ring, when there's not that open and transparent communication." Dr Christmas said Murrumbidgee Health had advised it was waiting to receive three quotes for the required maintenance work, which included replacing HEPA filters in the theatre.
"We understand the quotes have now been received and that approval is needed for the work to be completed," she said. Murrumbidgee Local Health District again told on Tuesday, November 5, surgery has "been paused temporarily to allow for required maintenance" without specific details "Some work has already been completed, but additional work is required," a spokeswoman said. "As part of the process for obtaining quotes for this additional.