Getinge introduces new planning solution to bring down surgery backlogs
COVID-19 could potentially lead to 30 million cancelled or postponed surgeries worldwide in 2020[1] . Clearing the backlog will be a worldwide priority that is estimated to take a full year – even if hospitals increase their daily number of surgeries performed by 20%. In the effort to support, Getinge now launches Torin OptimalQ, an efficient planning tool for prioritizing the surgical wait list caused by COVID-19 “We all feel the effect of COVID-19; our health care professionals most of all,” says Matthias Rath, Director Product Management & Business Development OR