The ministry said hospitals were continuing to provide emergency care, but that scheduled surgeries would have to be temporarily suspended amid possible future blackouts.
Ukraine’s health ministry announced today that it has asked regional officials to consider suspending non-emergency surgeries until the energy situation inside the country stabilizes.
Eight waves of Russian airstrikes on vital infrastructure in recent weeks have severely damaged Ukraine’s power grid and led to emergency and planned blackouts across the country.
In a statement today, the ministry said hospitals are continuing to provide emergency care, but that scheduled surgeries should be temporarily suspended to reduce the burden on the medical system amid possible future blackouts.
“They will be carried out when the electricity supply situation stabilizes,” he said.
The ministry added that only a doctor will be able to determine the level of urgency of a particular operation.
Ukrainian grid operator Ukrenergo said today that it would take workers several days to restore electricity production to levels before the latest wave of Russian bombing on Monday.
Health officials said last month that all Ukrainian hospitals are equipped with generators.
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