SA's private hospitals hit by suspended elective surgeries &

SA's private hospitals hit by suspended elective surgeries – and an op backlog is building


SA’s private hospitals hit by suspended elective surgeries – and an op backlog is building
 Jul 18, 2021, 04:55 AM
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Elective surgeries – non-emergency procedures scheduled in advance – in South Africa have been suspended at various points throughout the pandemic.
This has been done to increase the capacity of hospitals and clinics to deal with Covid-19 patients during a surge of infection.
Temporary suspensions have hit the revenue of private healthcare firms, while allowing medical insurers to grow their reserves.
But a backlog is building and those needing non-critical surgery will likely have to wait a while longer once the third wave subsides.

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