Inside SickKids: As the Operating Room Sits Quiet, Staff Worry About Growing Backlog

An empty operating theatre is seen in Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children on Nov. 30, 2022. The Canadian Press/Chris Young

Three large television screens in the nerve centre of the operating room at Canada’s largest pediatric hospital display a list of its surgical spaces, showing which ones have children undergoing procedures at the moment.

There are a lot of blank spots.