Thunder Bay News Watch: Hospital Hopes to Clear Surgery Backlog Within a Year

NewsBy Sarah McCurdySeptember 10, 2020

In their recent article, Thunder Bay News Watch reported that Thunder Bay Regional plans to ramp up to 120 per cent of surgical capacity in the first week of October to work through the added caseloads, which is about 1,000 more than the usual 3,000 on the waiting list at any given time. “THUNDER BAY…

CMAJ News: How can Canada improve worsening wait times?

NewsBy Sarah McCurdySeptember 1, 2020

In their recent article, CMAJ News interviews Dr. Chris Simpson, cardiologist & former Chief Medical Information Office for Novari Health as well as family physician Dr. Kamila Premji and Robin McGee, a cancer patient whose care was delayed due to the COVID-19 slowdown. “About one in three Canadians who need joint replacements or cataract surgery…