Surgery Performed as an Additional Production Increased by 170% in Five Years

The surgery carried out at the National Health Service (SNS) as an additional production increased by 170% over the last five years, from around 88 thousand in 2020 to more than 239 thousand in 2024. The data were submitted to the Lusa Agency by the Executive Directorate of SNS (DE-SNS), which considered the additional production an "relevant mechanism in response to the population's surgical needs" to allow the recovery of waiting lists and the…

The State Government launched, this Wednesday (28), the new notice for the Elective Surgery Program, which foresees a historic investment of R$ 433.7 million for 2025, with more than R$ 387.9 million coming exclusively from the State Treasury and R$ 45.8 million from federal resources. The initiative consolidates Bahia as one of the states that invests the most in expanding and qualifying access to surgical procedures through the Unified Health …

The data were submitted to the Lusa Agency by the Executive Directorate of the SNS (DE-SNS), which considered the additional production to be a “relevant mechanism in response to the population's surgical needs” to allow the recovery of waiting lists and compliance with the maximum time guaranteed (TMRG). According to the same source, the additional production increased from 88,465 surgery in 2020 to 135.888 in 2021, 158.628 in 2022, 197.270 in …