A local health system has confirmed repairs are underway after the hospital's HVAC system was damaged in last week's severe storms.
Erie Shores Healthcare reported that a power surge during the Thursday night storm caused damage to the Leamington hospital's air-conditioning chiller. The primary and secondary compressors of the system were compromised, resulting in most areas of the hospital becoming uncomfortably warm.
ESHC spokesperson Kevin Black said some procedures were postponed on Friday due to high humidity, but progress has been made to get things back on track.
"Backup chillers are operating, maintaining cooling in the hospital's [operating rooms], allowing surgeries to continue this week as scheduled, and reducing the overall humidity in the building," said Black.
The hospital is hoping to have the entire system back online by the end of the week.