Last year in B.C., the average wait time between referral to treatment was 26.6 weeks.
cost of waiting for care
August 2, 2017
1:29PM
In the Commonwealth Fund’s rankings of health-care systems, Canada scored a dismal ninth out of 11 countries.
July 6, 2017
9:24AM
In 2016, Canadians could expect to wait 10.6 weeks for medically necessary treatment after seeing a specialist.
June 7, 2017
2:23PM
Albertans wait 22.9 weeks for treatment—five weeks longer than 15 years ago.
June 2, 2017
10:47AM
In 2016, the median wait time between referral to treatment was 20 weeks—the longest ever recorded.
April 18, 2016
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On average, Canadians who waited for treatment after seeing a specialist experienced a personal cost of $1,304 in lost productivity and income.
