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Thousands of elective surgeries set to continue in Washington as moratorium is lifted
(KOMO) — Despite all the full hospital beds, the ban on elective and non-urgent surgeries in Washington has been lifted. And now, the big question is how will hospitals begin to clear away the backlog of tens of thousands of cases?
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the UW Medicine system has had about 18,000 backlogged procedures.
Health care experts agree it’s going to take time to clear it all.
Cassie Johnson ended up in the ER and having emergency surgery last summer after her tonsillectomy was postponed twice.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/thousands-of-elective-surgeries-set-to-continue-in-washington-as-moratorium-is-lifted/ar-AAU4t0s
