The median wait time in Ontario last year (21.6 weeks) was more than twice as long as the 9.1-week wait in 1993.
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February 14, 2024
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Countries such as Switzerland, Germany and Australia either partner with their private sector or use it as a pressure-valve for the public system.
January 12, 2024
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The province's average wait time for health care grew from 18.5 weeks in 2008 to 33.5 weeks in 2023.
December 12, 2023
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The total wait between referral to treatment for oncology in B.C. is now about twice as long as the Canadian average.
November 30, 2023
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Participating hospitals have reduced wait times to well below the provincial average.
June 1, 2023
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The province's median wait time between referral to a specialist and receipt of treatment was 43.3 weeks.
July 15, 2022
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Patients in the province waited 26.2 weeks between seeing a general practitioner and receiving treatment in 2021.
August 6, 2020
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The estimated time to clear the backlog has been reduced from 24 months to 15 months.