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Coronavirus: B.C. officials to update plan to ease backlog of more than 30,000 cancelled surgeries – Globalnews.ca

Coronavirus: B.C. officials to update plan to ease backlog of more than 30,000 cancelled surgeries – Globalnews.ca


Health Minister Adrian Dix provided an update Tuesday on B.C.’s plan to restart elective surgeries after all were cancelled back in March to clear hospital space amidst COVID-19 concerns.

Officials have said it would take 17 to 24 months to clear a backlog of more than 30,000 cancelled procedures, which resumed on May 18, at an estimated cost of another $250 million.

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On Tuesday, health officials said the backlog can be cleared in 15 months.

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Harry Miller is a writer and editor based in Toronto who has Ten years of experience in the journalism industry. Before coming to Canada News Media as a National Online Journalist, Miller worked as a senior writer and a reporter-editor with the Canadian Press and a breaking news reporter with the Toronto Star. Miller currently holds two bachelor’s degrees, one in journalism from Ryerson University and another in communications and film studies from Carleton University.

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