CTV News: Pandemic Offers Once-in-a-Generation Chance to Overhaul Elective Surgery Model, Doctors Say

NewsBy Maddie CrothersMay 12, 2020

In CTV News’ latest article, Dr. David Urbach, chief of surgery at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto, said the pandemic offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity to overhaul the system and transform how surgeries are done nationwide in the aftermath of COVID-19.   Read the full CTV News article here.

QP Briefing: 72,000 Fewer Surgeries Performed in Ontario Over Six Weeks of the COVID-19 Pandemic

NewsBy Maddie CrothersMay 12, 2020

There were 72,000 fewer surgeries performed in Ontario during a six-week period of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to a year prior, according to data released by the province’s central health-care agency. There were also more than 130,000 fewer CT scans and MRIs done for diagnosing cancer and other ailments. The data was included in the…