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Backlog of surgeries worsened by COVID-19 shutdown

from CBC News

Backlog of surgeries worsened by COVID-19 shutdown CBC News The president of the New Brunswick Medical Society says the serious backlog of elective surgeries in the province has been made worse by COVID-19. "We're aware of a large number of patients whose procedures have been delayed because of the shutdown for the pandemic," said Dr. Chris Goodyear. Geri Geldart, a vice-president with Horizon Health Network, said as of March 13 when non-urgent surgeries were put on hold, there were 16,353 patients waiting for surgery. By July 29, that number had risen to 16,564, an increase of one per cent. READ MORE

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