Ontario Surgical Backlog

• Ontario tables health reform bill to expand private clinic procedures

  Sylvia Jones announced last month that the legislation was coming, and since then opposition parties have been critical about the role of for-profit clinics.

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  Feb 21, 2023
  
• Ontario sees 100K-plus waiting longer than recommended for surgery during pandemic

  Exclusive data shows around 105,000 people were waiting beyond clinically recommended periods for surgery in January 2022, but the Ford government won't say if this has improved.

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  Jan 24, 2023
  
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• Ontario set aside funds for 2 private hospitals as part of surgery backlog strategy

  A presentation on the province's surgical recovery reveals the Ford government planned to increase the role of private hospitals as part of its journey back to pre-pandemic levels.

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  Jan 13, 2023
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• Ontario’s doctors push province to create non-profit surgical centres for backlog

  The medical association says the surgical backlog sits at more than one million procedures waiting to be done.

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  Nov 22, 2022
• Ontario hospitals tackle ‘staggering’ surgical backlog caused by COVID-19

  "Our numbers right now are quite staggering."

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  Nov 18, 2021
• 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.

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  Jul 28, 2021
• COVID-19: Ontario’s fiscal watchdog says surgical backlog will take more than 3.5 years to clear

  The Financial Accountability Office projects that the backlog of cancelled surgeries will reach 419,200 procedures by the end of September.

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  May 10, 2021