CHANDIGARH: Around 70% fall in elective surgeries has been reported in PGI, while 50% decrease in such planned non-emergency surgeries in Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32.
During the pre-Covid times, the PGI performed around 350 such operations, while GMCH 75-80 daily.
“As the patients were not being seen in the OPDs and hospital admissions were based only on emergency services, the surgeries also consequently decreased,” said a faculty member in PGI. He said, “With the passage of time, we will again catch up.”
