More than 160 surgeries will be performed in the province on Monday, as Alberta Health Services resumes some scheduled procedures.
Non-urgent scheduled and elective surgeries had been put on pause in March as the healthcare system braced for COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions.
Restarting some elective procedures this week is part of the province’s relaunch plan. AHS spokesperson Kerry Williamson said 115 surgeries were scheduled for Monday in the Calgary zone, 28 surgeries in the Edmonton zone and 20 in the North zone. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] There were no numbers available specifically for Monday in the other two zones, though Williamson said, this week, 20 surgeries are planned