Victoria’s elective surgical procedure ready checklist has shrunk barely from a revised 88,920 to 87,275 after the June quarter.
That is regardless of a number of the state’s hospitals delaying or cancelling surgical procedures amid the newest COVID-19 wave.
Ambulance Victoria skilled the busiest quarter for code one call-outs in its historical past, up 16 per cent in comparison with the identical quarter final yr.
There was a 48 per cent rise within the variety of deliberate surgical procedures that went forward in June 2022 quarter in comparison with the June 2021 quarter.
That roughly equates to an additional 20,000 procedures, says Victorian Well being Minister Mary-Anne Thomas.
“We’re within the midst of a record-breaking interval of demand on our well being system however this newest information reveals we’re weathering the storm and constructing a system that will probably be stronger than ever shifting ahead,” she informed reporters on Saturday.
“All our healthcare employees are doing an unimaginable job underneath difficult circumstances – and this authorities is guaranteeing they’ve all of the help they want, to present Victorians the care they deserve sooner.”
