In 2026, the surgical backlog has a training bottleneck
Every conversation about the surgical backlog focuses on the same fix: more OR time, more staff, more beds. That's necessary, but it treats the bottleneck as a capacity problem. A second bottleneck nobody's pricing in is how long it takes…
Every conversation about the surgical backlog focuses on the same fix: more OR time, more staff, more beds. That’s necessary, but it treats the bottleneck as a capacity problem. A second bottleneck nobody’s pricing in is how long it takes to produce a surgeon who can operate independently, and that number is quietly getting longer. Cuts in one place always show up in another, and it’s often education that takes …
In 2026, the surgical backlog has a training bottleneck

