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(Canadian) hospital wait times keep getting longer
The Fraser Institute says the wait times for elective surgeries in Canada are at their peak. The Vancouver-based think-tank has released its latest study on hospital wait times and the report says the average time between being referred by a doctor to getting surgery is now 18 weeks. People in B.C. wait a week longer than the average, while Saskatchewan residents have the longest wait at 33 weeks. Those living in Manitoba have the shortest wait times in the country — just under 15 weeks...Posted by: Anonymoose 2004-10-19 |
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