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An elderly navy veteran finally has his own bed after spending six days in a hallway at Victoria General Hospital.

Neil Laur, 77, was admitted to hospital with "significant" health issues late last week, but was placed in a hospital hallway, reports CTV News.

His son and former Victoria police officer took to social media to vent Tuesday.

"Here he is. He’s spent 35 years in the military. He’s done his service to the country. He’s paid his taxes for health care, and this is where we are," Laur told CTV News.

Laur says he’s received an outpouring of support from across Canada since tweeting about the situation.

The hospital’s director of clinical operations, Mark Blandford, has apologized.

“The patient was moved from three different units so we lost track of the total number of days he’d been in hospital. So we lost track of how long he’d been in hospital, and that was our mistake,” said Blandford.

Blandford said the hospital is crowded due to peak influenza season.

with files from CTV Vancouver Island