Wait times for non-emergency treatment in 2023 cost Canadians $3.5 billion in lost wages and productivity.
waiting for treatment
Janvier 26, 2024
4:25PM
The province went from having some of the longest waits for surgery to some of the shortest.
Décembre 30, 2023
7:30AM
The median wait in 2023 for an MRI was 12.9 weeks—two weeks longer than last year.
Décembre 13, 2023
9:01AM
The median wait time between referral from a family doctor to treatment now stands at 27.7 weeks.
Novembre 24, 2023
9:30AM
The province's wait times were 6.5 weeks longer than the national average.
Mai 19, 2023
9:38AM
The median wait between specialist visit to treatment in the province exceeded what physicians consider reasonable by more than one month.
Mai 17, 2023
2:30AM
Countries with shorter wait times do universal health care differently than Canada.
Avril 27, 2023
5:30PM
Patients in the province could expect to wait 25.8 weeks (on average) between a specialist referral and receipt of treatment.