The median wait between specialist visit to treatment in the province exceeded what physicians consider reasonable by more than one month.
cost of waiting for treatment
May 17, 2023
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Countries with shorter wait times do universal health care differently than Canada.
August 12, 2021
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Canada ranked last on timely access to specialist consultations and elective/non-emergency surgery.
April 16, 2021
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According to the survey, an estimated 1.2 million Canadians waited for treatment last year.
March 4, 2021
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According to the Quebec government, an estimated 140,000 patients are waiting for surgery in the province.
August 6, 2020
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The estimated time to clear the backlog has been reduced from 24 months to 15 months.
August 5, 2020
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An estimated 22,000 cancelled elective surgeries were put on hold in Alberta.
June 4, 2020
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Wait times cost Canadians up to $1,963 for each person waiting for treatment.
May 11, 2020
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An estimated 1,064,286 Canadians waited for medically necessary treatment in 2019.
December 13, 2019
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Between 1997 and 2019, the cost of public health care for the average Canadian family grew 1.7 times faster than the average income.