Last year the province's median wait time between referral from a family doctor and treatment was 27.7 weeks.
surgery wait
July 15, 2024
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Last year the province's median wait time for medically-necessary surgery was 52.6 weeks.
March 19, 2024
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New Brunswickers who required medically-necessary surgeries endured a median wait for treatment of 52.6 weeks.
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.
April 4, 2023
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March 4, 2021
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According to the Quebec government, an estimated 140,000 patients are waiting for surgery in the province.
February 2, 2021
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The provincial government contracted several private surgical clinics to help clear the backlog.
October 15, 2020
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Provinces continue to discourage the development of a parallel private health-care sector—in stark contrast to other countries.