All planned operations are canceled at the university hospital in Umeå and the hospital goes into so-called staff mode. The reason is lack of care places.
Admission of patients who are not seriously ill is also stopped, but the emergency operations continue as usual, according to a press release from Region Västerbotten.
Staff situation is the lowest emergency situation of three and means that the hospital gathers management and a number of key functions to monitor the development of events and be able to act quickly when needed.