The Manchester Veterans Affairs Medical Center is seen July 17, 2017, the same day a group of veterans met with the hospital's new leader, Alfred Montoya, who is currently director of the VA Medical Center in White River Junction, Vt. Director Danielle Ocker and Chief of Staff James Schlosser were removed from their positions following a report in the Boston Globe that alleged the hospital was endangering patients.
The Manchester Veterans Affairs Medical Center is seen July 17, 2017, the same day a group of veterans met with the hospital's new leader, Alfred Montoya, who is currently director of the VA Medical Center in White River Junction, Vt. Director Danielle Ocker and Chief of Staff James Schlosser were removed from their positions following a report in the Boston Globe that alleged the hospital was endangering patients. Credit: NICK REID

The Manchester VA Medical Center says three operating rooms have been closed out of an abundance of caution after flies were found in one of them.

A spokesperson for the Manchester VA said Wednesday that patient care hasn’t been impacted. The medical center contacted all patients with scheduled surgery appointments to reschedule their procedures.

A licensed pest management service provided treatment, and a second service provided a consult.

The spokesperson said “we are vigorously working to fix the issue and reopen the operating room suite as soon as possible.” It wasn’t immediately clear how many operating rooms were open Thursday.

Flies in the medical center’s operating rooms have been a problem before. In 2017, the Boston Globe reported complaints from doctors describing a fly-infested operating room, among other problems.