Patients in the province faced a median wait of 33.3 weeks between seeing a general practitioner and receiving treatment.
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Novembre 24, 2022
8:37AM
Canada ranked last among universal health-care countries for specialist appointment waits and receipt of elective surgery.
Juin 2, 2022
2:55PM
Canada ranked last on timely access to specialty and surgical care.
Septembre 16, 2020
10:22AM
More than one million patients in Canada waited almost 20 weeks (on average) for medically necessary care last year.
Juillet 2, 2020
11:59AM
In 2019, more than 166,000 patients in the province were waiting for treatment after seeing a specialist.
Juin 18, 2020
9:54AM
Saskatchewan cut surgical wait times by, among other reforms, partnering with private clinics.
Juin 17, 2020
7:50PM
Albertans faced a median wait time of 28 weeks compared to a national average of 20.9 weeks.
Mai 7, 2020
11:44AM
The mortality rate per 1 million U.S. residents was 196 compared to 30.5 worldwide.
Février 19, 2020
4:11PM
Canada ranks among the bottom of OECD universal health-care countries for the number of doctors and hospital beds.
Janvier 10, 2020
10:01AM
In 2019, Alberta spent significantly more per person on health care than any other large province.