The province's average wait time for health care grew from 18.5 weeks in 2008 to 33.5 weeks in 2023.
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The province's health-care wait times are longer than the national average.
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Among universal health-care countries, Canada ranked 28th out of 30 for the number of physicians available per 1,000 people.
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Participating hospitals have reduced wait times to well below the provincial average.
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Australia, Switzerland and Germany all deliver more timely universal care with comparable levels of spending to Canada.
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Canadians can expect to wait nearly six months from general practitioner referral to treatment by a psychiatrist.
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Physicians who set their own fees determine the level of patient co-payment.