Aussie Private Hospitals Essential to Managing Elective Surgery Backlog: Industry Body

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Australia’s private hospitals are essential to address the surge of essential elective surgery when restrictions ease, a peak industry body has said.

The number of patients on Australia’s public hospital elective surgery waiting lists increased during 2020–21 as hospitals dealt with a backlog caused by COVID-19 in the previous year.