Saskatchewan\u0027s Minister of Health estimated meeting the province\u0027s three\u002Dyear surgery goal could cost about $120 million.
He said the total cost of the province’s strategy can’t be predicted, but increasing investments are needed.Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman.This week’s provincial budget invested $21.6 million to perform
As of early February, more than 35,400 people were waiting for surgery in Saskatchewan compared to about 26,000 in March 2020, before the pandemic put many procedures on hold. That waitlist had already been growing since 2015. Mendez says staffing will be a rate-limiting step.Saskatchewan will increase its surgery volumes by funding more surgical hours, maximizing capacity at regional surgery hubs and ramping up contracts with third-party surgical providers, though Merriman said those would only receive about 15 per cent of the new funding.The government is also spending $4.9 million to expand medical imaging procedures, and expanding ICU capacity, which may be needed for some patients to recover.
“That type of expertise is very precious, and these individuals are key members of the surgery team. We cannot do surgery without them.”
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