Staff absences due to Covid 19 in Canterbury mean some planned surgeries may be deferred next week.
Four hundred staff are currently impacted by the virus, either directly or through being a close or household contact, chief executive Peter Bramley said at a Health Select Committee meeting.
150 of them are infected with Covid-19.
He said the next three or so weeks will be a "challenge" due to the staff absences.
There are 18 patients in hospital with Covid-19 in Canterbury.