Manitoba performed 1,900 fewer surgeries per month during COVID’s 1st 3 waves: report
Nationally, the number was 35,000 per month according to CIHI statistics
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This article was published 09/12/2021 (1566 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
During the first 16 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Manitoba performed approximately 1,900 fewer surgeries per month than in 2019.
April 2020 saw the largest decrease in surgeries in the province, with about a 68 per cent decrease in total surgeries compared with the previous year. This includes about 36 per cent fewer cardiac surgeries, 26 per cent fewer cancer surgeries and 82 per cent fewer high-volume surgeries such as hip and knee replacements.
The numbers are outlined in a report released Thursday by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). The report explores the impact the pandemic has had on health-care systems during the first three waves of the pandemic, from March 2020 to June 2021.
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