The new nine-bed unit is aimed at reducing the backlog of patients awaiting orthopaedic surgery.
A brand new nine-bed elective orthopaedic unit has been opened at the Princess Elizabeth Hospital in Guernsey.
She said: "Sharing a ward with other non-elective surgery increases the risk of infection which can be very serious for orthopaedic patients and increase their length of stay in hospital.
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