Surrey, B.C., hospital considering leased housing, including hotels, to ease overcrowding
The health authority that oversees one of B.C.'s busiest hospitals is looking at leasing transitional housing for patients who no longer need urgent care, hoping that moving those patients off-site will reduce the overcrowding that's plagued the hospital for months.
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The health authority that oversees one of B.C.'s busiest hospitals is looking at leasing transitional housing for patients who no longer need urgent care, hoping that moving those patients off-site will reduce the overcrowding that's plagued the hospital for months.