Manx Care says it's taken a difficult decision to suspend all elective procedures until next week.
It's down to significant operational pressures at Noble's Hospital, with a high demand for care.
The health service is reassuring the public cancer care and urgent treatments will continue as normal.
Planned surgeries are expected to resume on Monday, May 18.
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