The hospital canceled most surgeries on April 5 and 6, Denver CBS 4 reports. Centennial, Colo.-based Centura Health, which operates Porter Adventist Hospital, announced “the decision to pause all surgeries after we noticed a potential change in our water quality relative to our surgical equipment. We are working closely with patients to reschedule surgeries, and we are supporting them through this process.”
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