ST. JOHN'S - Staff shortages forced officials to cancel routine blood collection in some parts of Newfoundland and Labrador's largest hospital on Wednesday, according to an internal memo from the province's health authority.

The note said the pathology and laboratory medicine program at the Health Sciences Centre in St. John's, N.L. was unable to provide routine blood collection services for inpatient, outpatient, clinic and emergency areas at the hospital. If the situation was urgent, blood would be collected, but the memo warned staff to expect delays.

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