Elective surgeries are on hold after the AC went out at the Miami VA Healthcare System. The system's director says the air conditioning stopped working yesterday, and there's no word on when it will be up and running. The Miami VA plans to reschedule surgeries based on patient needs and moved some to other parts of the facility, at 1201 NW 16th St., to “mitigate any potential risk and out of an abundance of caution,” Director Kalautie S. JangDhari said in a statement.
A similar issue was reported at the medical facility about a month ago. Many of the veteran patients had to be relocated to the center's facility in Palm Beach county because of the excrutiating and dangerous heat.
Excessive heat warnings apply to all of South Florida on this Wednesday, August 9th, where the heat indexes are expected to top at or close to 116 degrees.