As things stand currently, there are no concerns at the hospital in Sudbury over any shortages of pain relief drugs or specialized devices for relieving pain.
This follows several reports from other parts of Ontario where concerns arose over shortages of pain-relieving medications.
Both the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa and the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto reported steps are being taken to secure the supplies of liquid Tylenol and Advil for their patients.
Also at this time, there is a concern about the availability of epidural catheters. This follows news of an Ontario Health memo sent out last week to hospital executives advising that roughly 14 per cent of hospitals have less than a week's supply of the devices.
An epidural catheter is a narrow tube or filament that can pierce the epidural space in a patient’s spine in order to give pain medication during childbirth.
In Sudbury, neither concern has been a problem according to Health Sciences North communications manager Jason Turnbull.
"From what I have heard with our teams, these aren’t issues of concern with HSN at the moment and our supplies remain stable," Turnbull said in an email response.
