Alberta Health Contracts Out Thousands of Orthopedic Surgeries to Reduce Backlogs

Alberta Health Contracts Out Thousands of Orthopedic Surgeries to Reduce Backlogs
Alberta Health Minister Jason Copping speaks at a press conference in Edmonton on Sept. 21, 2021. The Canadian Press/Jason Franson
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Alberta Health Services (AHS) will be contracting out 3,000 orthopedic surgeries per year to an independent health-care facility, which officials said will boost the number of operations and free up hospital space.

The contract with Calgary-based Canadian Surgery Solutions (CSS) will increase total orthopedic surgeries in the city by 21 percent, said Alberta Health Minister Jason Copping in a press conference on Jan. 23.