1.   Bethesda Memorial Hospital and Boca Community Hospital have canceled elective surgeries, but Delray Medical Center and West Boca Medical Center have not, officials said.

2.   Blood centers in many cities were crowded with donors, as elective surgery was canceled at many hospitals to conserve blood.

3.   But the hospital canceled the surgery at the last minute, Hallam said, instead offering to pay his air fare to London.

4.   Elective surgery was canceled at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, said a spokeswoman, JoAnn Cavanaugh, adding that some workers have put in double or triple shifts.

5.   He filled a little notebook with tips and recipes and stayed an extra day because a Saudi prince canceled surgery.

6.   Hospitals canceled nonemergency surgery, saying doctors and nurses were having trouble getting to work.

7.   Hospitals from Queens to New Haven, even as far away as Boston, canceled elective surgeries for hundreds of patients.

8.   Hospitals, stocked with extra water and food, canceled non-urgent surgeries.

9.   Johnson, who was to be operated on today, canceled the surgery after meeting with orthopedic specialist Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Ala.

10.   Most hospitals canceled elective surgeries, and many banks, automated teller machines and major department stores were closed.