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09.12.2021 / 08:45
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Over half a million fewer surgeries have been performed since start of COVID-19: report
COVID-19 pandemic compared to previous years, a new report suggests.The report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) drives home the profound strain the pandemic has had on every province and territory’s health-care system, which will continue to be challenged even after COVID-19’s impact fades.“We don’t know where the health-care system is going to land as it works to build back better,” said Tracy Johnson, director of health system analytics at CIHI.“Addressing this surgical backlog will certainly be one of the many challenges the system faces as it continues to adapt to the pandemic.” Estimated backlog of surgeries, diagnostic procedures tops 110,000, says Doctors Manitoba About 560,000 fewer surgeries were