A Winnipeg man is feeling relief and hope after travelling south of the border to get spinal surgery – thanks to a program aiming to curb wait times here at home.
Hundreds of Manitobans waiting for a hip or knee replacement will be getting a letter in the mail to encourage them to consider leaving the province for their operation.
Manitoba's surgical and diagnostic backlog task force has launched a website to track changes in wait times and wait-list volumes associated with COVID-19 pandemic disruptions.