The latest data shows that Groves Memorial Hospital has 176 waiting for non-urgent and non-emergent surgeries and procedures.
The latest figures on the impact that delaying non-urgent surgeries has had were released by Waterloo-Wellington hospitals on Tuesday.
Many surgeries were delayed to allow for staff and resources to be redeployed to areas they were more needed.
"Wait lists for surgical procedures were a challenge prior to the pandemic but have climbed throughout each wave. Across Waterloo Wellington, 15,937 patients are currently waiting for surgeries or procedures," says a news release. Of those, more than 56 per cent are cataract patients.
Broken down across hospitals, the backlogged cases are as follows (and do not include endoscopy procedures):
• Cambridge Memorial Hospital - 1,922 (1,337 are cataract day-surgery patients)
• Grand River Hospital - 2,254
• Groves Memorial Community Hospital – 176
• Guelph General Hospital - 4,095 (2,400 are cataract day-surgery patients)
• St. Mary’s General Hospital - 7,490 (5,286 are cataract day-surgery patients)
“We do know that patients who are waiting for surgeries and procedures are very anxious to receive care, and this certainly weighs heavy on our minds,” says Lee Fairclough, regional hospital lead for COVID response and president of St. Mary’s General Hospital.
“Patients are sharing their frustrations with us, and many are fearful or angry at the current circumstances. So many sacrifices have been made throughout the pandemic by everyone— ones that continue to be made. Regional hospitals are doing everything we can to prepare for the gradual ramp up of surgeries and procedures across our hospitals."