Surgeries in Lethbridge facing delays
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Surgeries in Lethbridge facing delays
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February 8, 2024
Patients in Lethbridge are waiting months in pain to be seen by a specialist. That's an issue across Canada, but in southern Alberta, there's a larger problem from the inside bubbling to the surface. In the final part of this series on the rural doctor shortage, we learn a shortage of anesthesiologists is leading to hundreds of cancelled surgeries. Jaclyn Kucey reports.
Surgeries in Lethbridge facing delays
Description
February 8, 2024
Patients in Lethbridge are waiting months in pain to be seen by a specialist. That's an issue across Canada, but in southern Alberta, there's a larger problem from the inside bubbling to the surface. In the final part of this series on the rural doctor shortage, we learn a shortage of anesthesiologists is leading to hundreds of cancelled surgeries. Jaclyn Kucey reports.
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