Elective Surgery

• ‘Short 10 grams’: Alberta breast reduction candidate impacted by funding changes

  "Knowing how many grams that is prior to surgery is an incredibly difficult thing to do," said one of two dozen Calgary plastic surgeons.

  Health

  May 25, 2023
  
• Manitoba man travels overseas for knee surgery, bills province for cost

  Max Johnson was tired of waiting for elective knee surgery, so he travelled to Lithuania to get the procedure done right away and has invoiced the province for the cost.

  Health

  Nov 19, 2021
  
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• Horizon Health Network moves to ‘red alert’ level due to COVID-19 cases

  Horizon Health Network has moved to red alert level as its hospitals attempt to manage rising hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients.

  Health

  Oct 13, 2021
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• COVID-19: Queensway Carleton, Montfort hospitals in Ottawa postponing non-urgent elective surgeries

  The Queensway Carleton Hospital says it is at 113 per cent of capacity due to a surge in COVID-19 cases, forcing it to postpone non-urgent elective surgeries for the next month.

  Health

  Apr 7, 2021
• Record high COVID-19 hospitalizations strain southwestern Ontario health care system

  The hospital says its intensive care unit was at 100 per cent capacity and overall occupancy was at 92 per cent capacity as of Tuesday.

  Health

  Jan 6, 2021
• Coronavirus-related staff shortages force Nova Scotia to postpone elective surgeries

  'We regret this situation and will work to notify and reschedule patients as quickly as possible.'

  Nov 27, 2020
• Global study suggests routine COVID-19 testing of elective surgery patients can save lives

  Testing allows surgeons to identify asymptomatic cases and postpone their surgeries, avoiding the risk of severe COVID-19 complications after an operation.

  Science

  Nov 13, 2020
• COVID-free hospital zones could prevent cancer surgery complications, deaths: study

  Having a COVID-19-free pathway reduced the risk of complication or death by about half, researchers say.

  Health

  Oct 7, 2020
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• Pandemic-delayed surgeries could be completed by 2021: London Health Sciences Centre

  Julie Trpkovski, LHSC's vice president of clinical programs, is hoping that surgeries that were delayed or deferred due to the pandemic will be completed by the beginning of 2021.

  Health

  Sep 15, 2020
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• NSHA reports 3,200 surgeries postponed during pandemic

  Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) put a hold on some of its non-emergency services after the COVID-19 state of emergency was declared.

  Economy

  Jun 11, 2020