Saskatchewan cut surgical wait times by, among other reforms, partnering with private clinics.
alberta health care
June 17, 2020
7:50PM
Albertans faced a median wait time of 28 weeks compared to a national average of 20.9 weeks.
January 24, 2020
11:44PM
Alberta hopes to mirror Saskatchewan’s successful wait time-reduction.
February 15, 2019
9:48AM
Alberta is a comparatively high spender on health care but at best a modest performer.
June 7, 2017
2:23PM
Albertans wait 22.9 weeks for treatment—five weeks longer than 15 years ago.
March 17, 2017
2:16PM
Last year’s estimated average wait between referral to treatment in Alberta was 22.9 weeks.
June 20, 2016
1:36PM
Other countries deliver high-performing universal health care at similar (or lower costs) than in Canada.
June 7, 2016
12:34PM
Since 1998, health-care spending in Alberta has increased by 317 per cent—faster than in any other province.
February 19, 2016
3:00AM
The problem of a high-cost low-performance system is not just a provincial one—but a Canadian one.