“But the wait goes on and on; there’s still no clear end in sight.”William is one of thousands of children in Ontario waiting months too long for their scheduled surgeries. But COVID disruptions, including three provincially mandated surgical shutdowns and prolonged staffing shortages at hospitals, have made the problem much worse. “Already, we’ve had to cancel some surgeries because of those pressures.”Last spring, about 5,600 children were waiting for a scheduled surgery at the Hospital for Sick Children. Because when you have an unwell child or a child waiting for surgery, that affects everyone. Since respiratory-virus season is only just underway, Vaccani says the hospital is trying to find ways to prevent some scheduled surgeries from being bumped.

Source: thestar October 11, 2022 22:37 UTC