COVID-19 pandemic began. Diagnostic procedure, surgery backlog swells under Omicron: Doctors Manitoba That’s roughly 6,300 more than the group calculated last month.“Our latest estimates reflect the continued disruptions to surgery and diagnostic testing that occurred during the Omicron wave,” Doctors Manitoba president, Dr.
Kristjan Thompson, said in a release Tuesday.“Physicians are encouraged by recent updates suggesting surgical volumes are returning to normal in many hospitals, though pre-pandemic volumes alone won’t help to clear the massive backlog.“New capacity must be added to help those Manitobans who are still left waiting in pain and uncertainty.” Doctors Manitoba warns of mounting delays across health-care system According to numbers provided by Doctors Manitoba, the estimated pandemic backlog now includes:⚠ Our new monthly estimate is now available on the diagnostic & surgery backlog.We now estimate the backlog at 167,887 cases, up 6,302 from last month.