Alberta Heath Services said more than 1,000 non-urgent surgeries have been completed in the province since health officials announced on Monday that it was resuming some scheduled procedures.
According to health officials, 200 surgeries were scheduled for Friday alone, and that doesn’t include urgent and emergency surgeries.
Types of surgeries completed this week include minor orthopedic procedures, urology, ears, nose, throat, ophthalmology, cataracts and some reconstructive plastic surgeries, AHS said. “We know this has been difficult on Albertans,” Dr.
Mark Joffe said. “We are sorry for the inconvenience, the pain, the distress that’s being suffered.” Non-urgent scheduled and elective surgeries had been put on pause in March as the