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The wiring of the new operating rooms at the MUHC’s $1.3-billion superhospital is not adequate to run a key piece of surgical equipment, the Montreal Gazette has learned.

The hospital is also facing a shortage of trained operating room nurses.

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MUHC officials are rushing to fix the problems before the superhospital opens on April 26 in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, but the number of elective surgeries could be affected during the first few months — causing increases in wait times, a staff member who works in the ORs said.

“In practical terms, they won’t immediately be able to have the same number of planned surgeries,” added the source, who agreed to be interviewed on the condition his name not be published because he is not authorized to speak to the media.

“They’re going to ramp up the number of cases over several months. It may take longer than they expected strictly because they won’t have the personnel available.”