Ontario Surgeries

• Staff poaching top concern for Ontario hospitals over new surgical centres: OHA

  The Ontario Hospital Association says hospitals should not lose nurses and doctors to a new system of private clinics the government will be using to reduce the surgical backlog.

  Health

  Jan 18, 2023
  
• Ontario to begin resuming non-urgent surgeries on Monday

  Non-urgent surgeries were put on hold in early January to preserve hospital capacity, affecting an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 procedures a week.

  Canada

  Jan 27, 2022
  
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• ‘I feel forgotten’: Patients in Ontario wait for surgeries postponed due to COVID

  "This is excruciating waiting, not having an endpoint so we know for sure she'll be able to get the surgery."

  Health

  Jan 26, 2022
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• Tens of thousands of non-urgent procedures expected to be delayed in Ontario in coming weeks

  Provincial officials said the move was taken in a bid to preserve hospital capacity to prepare for an expected surge in hospitalizations caused by the Omicron variant. 

  Health

  Jan 3, 2022
• COVID-19: Ontario government to spend $216M in effort to address surgical backlog by spring

  The Ontario government is also providing $35 million for approximately 135,000 more diagnostic imaging hours to address wait times for CT and MRI scans.

  Health

  Jul 28, 2021
• Ontario government issues emergency orders to bolster hospital capacity as COVID-19 cases soar

  One of the Ontario government's orders includes a directive to allow patient transfers without consent.

  Health

  Apr 9, 2021
• Opening of state-of-the-art Vaughan hospital to help with surgical backlog caused by coronavirus

  Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital will not only address Mackenzie Health's own backlog, but it will provide assistance to William Osler Health System and Southlake Regional Health Centre.

  Health

  Nov 17, 2020
• Study says Ontario surgery backlog due to COVID-19 could take 84 weeks to clear

  Modelling research published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal says the estimated time to clear surgeries postponed due to the pandemic is 84 weeks, with a target of 717 surgeries per week.

  Health

  Sep 1, 2020
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• Ontario lays groundwork for scheduled surgeries to resume as coronavirus spread slows

  Ministry officials say there's no timeline for when these procedures will be allowed to resume, but hospitals and health regions are now in a position assess their situations.

  Health

  May 7, 2020