RE:RE:RE:US economic recoveryEoganacht is right.
6 days ago ...
With hospitals increasingly full, Americans can’t get important medical treatments
The term "elective surgery" covers a wide range of hospitalizations, many of which are serious, such as removing a cancerous tumor. And this below, was on Nov. 19. Just imagine now, as COVID-19 numbers are much higher since then:
Nov. 19 ...
Toronto 150 COVID-19 patients now in Ontario ICUs, hitting key threshold to impact other procedures
Patients, families report quick discharges, surgery delays at Ontario hospitals
But he warned the prospect of more surgery cancellations is a real concern with COVID-19 cases spiking.
"Inevitably, resources have to be diverted to COVID," he said. "And that will inevitably mean that other things can't get done, such as elective surgeries."
Provincial modelling, released in September by the Ministry of Health, noted that with under 150 COVID-19 patients in ICUs, Ontario would be able to maintain non-COVID capacity and all scheduled surgeries.
"Above 150 it becomes harder to support non-COVID care needs and above 350 it becomes impossible," reads a presentation slide shared with the media.