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B.C. hospitals that diverted surgical beds and resources to cope with a third wave of COVID-19 will be resuming regular operations by June 7, and patients who had their surgeries cancelled can expect those procedures to be rescheduled soon, according to Health Minister Adrian Dix.
In late April, as the province braced for a surge in COVID cases, nine hospitals in the Lower Mainland postponed non-urgent surgeries. As of May 23, 2,153 patients are waiting for their procedures to get rescheduled.
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by Craig Takeuchi on April 22nd, 2021 at 4:50 PM 1 of 2 2 of 2
The new case count has risen to the 1,000 mark once again.
In addition, hospitalizations have risen to a new record high above the 500 case mark, which B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry called “alarming”.
Consequently, the pressure on the B.C. healthcare system has prompted changes to surgeries, which B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix outlined at today s briefing (see below).
Today (April 22), the federal government announced restrictions on travel to India and Pakistan. For more information, see this article.
Hospitals and surgeries
Henry and Dix warned during their presentation on April 19, the high number of COVID-19 cases in the province has resulted in record levels of hospitalizations.