The median wait time for surgery in Alberta was 33.5 weeks, one of the longest waits in the country.
healthcare performance
February 9, 2024
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February 7, 2024
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Countries such as Switzerland, Germany and Australia either partner with their private sector or use it as a pressure-valve for the public system.
January 26, 2024
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The province went from having some of the longest waits for surgery to some of the shortest.
January 25, 2024
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Other countries include the private sector as a partner in the universal health-care framework.
January 24, 2024
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Australia’s health-care system outperformed Canada’s on many measures including the availability of physicians and hospital beds.
January 18, 2024
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Ottawa's plan won’t replace existing provincial and territorial programs that already cover some oral health services.
December 28, 2023
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The province's health-care wait times are longer than the national average.
December 21, 2023
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The province's median wait between referral and receipt of treatment was 33.5 weeks.
December 13, 2023
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The median wait time between referral from a family doctor to treatment now stands at 27.7 weeks.
December 12, 2023
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The total wait between referral to treatment for oncology in B.C. is now about twice as long as the Canadian average.