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At this time, a pre-operative COVID swab continues to be required prior to a surgical procedure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe know patients are anxious and that service reductions have been difficult and frustrating for patients whose care has been delayed,\u201d says CEO Natalie Bubela. \u201cWe thank everyone for their patience, understanding and co-operation as we work through the backlog from this latest ramp down.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is still a possibility that elective and non-urgent surgeries and procedures could be postponed again, but we remain hopeful that further service disruption will be unnecessary and avoided, adds Bubela.&nbsp;Ontario Health has indicated it will continue to closely monitor new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and critical care capacity across the province, and will respond quickly if the situation worsens.<\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br>\nLocal news in your inbox three times per week!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Effective today, May 31, 2021, Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) has started to slowly resume elective and non-urgent surgeries and procedures that were postponed mid-April. 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