The Manitoba government has awarded five contracts worth a total of $2.5 million to health-care facilities that will help tackle a backlog of surgeries delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Three public centres and two private ones will begin the surgeries in early September, the province said in a news release Monday. The Health Sciences Centre, Pan Am Clinic and CancerCare Manitoba, as well as the privately-run Maples Surgical Centre and LifeSmart Health Cardio 1, will offer a range of procedures and exams, a provincial spokesperson said.
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