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Callum Godde

BIZARRE: Vic hospitals to suspend elective surgery - What They Never Told You

The Alfred in Melbourne has foreshadowed it will begin deferring elective surgery in coming days. (AAP)

Victorian hospitals are being left to their own devices when deciding to maintain or cut elective surgery to ease mounting pressure during the latest COVID-19 wave.

The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne has foreshadowed it will begin deferring elective surgery and restrict outpatient bookings in coming days, as statewide COVID-19 hospitalisations near 800.

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