Surgical Wait Times
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Saskatchewan Health Authority renews surgical partnership, aims to reduce wait timesThe Saskatchewan Health Authority says a renewed partnership with a western Canada-based surgical service provider will help reduce wait times and expand services to patients.HealthOct 21, 2025
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B.C. man books knee, hip replacements in Mexico: ‘I can’t take any more chances here’A B.C. man says he's so frustrated about waiting for knee and hip surgeries in B.C. he's flying to Mexico to get them done.HealthDec 13, 2023
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‘Bone-on-bone pain’: B.C. woman pays for private hip surgery in AlbertaA B.C. woman fed up with uncertainty about surgical wait times says she spent more than $34,000 to have her hip replaced at a private clinic in Calgary.HealthOct 16, 2023
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B.C. man among hundreds left waiting in pain due to Victoria operating room closuresHundreds of people in the Victoria area have had their surgeries postponed, amid the prolonged closure of four operating rooms at two capital region hospitals.HealthSep 8, 2023
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Regina woman waits for much-needed surgery as waitlists grow across the countryJolene Van Alstine who suffers from parathyroid hyperplasia is waiting for a third operation and doctors told her without treatment, her illness could be terminal.HealthAug 15, 2023
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Surgery wait list in Nova Scotia shrinking as procedures ramp up: Health DepartmentThe department says surgical teams across the province completed thousands more operations and procedures last year than before the COVID-19 pandemic.HealthMay 19, 2023
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Alberta government to inject $312M to expand surgical capacity this yearThe Province of Alberta said new money will add 20,000 more surgeries in 2023-24 and help Alberta Health Services reach its goal of 310,000 surgeries over the next 12 months.HealthApr 6, 2023
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N.B. bill to allow Medicare to cover some surgeries outside hospitalsA new piece of legislation would allow the province to begin funding surgeries performed outside of hospitals in surgical clinics.HealthOct 26, 2022
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Endometriosis: Why Canadian women are flocking to a clinic in Bucharest for surgeryNearly 100 Canadians with endometriosis go to Bucharest every year for surgery. Global News looked into why they're spending thousands overseas on health care that’s free at home.CanadaOct 11, 2022
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B.C. spent nearly $400M over six years on surgeries at private clinics, report saysThe report found B.C. spent $393 million on surgeries at private clinics over the last six years, a 57 per cent increase over that time period.HealthAug 25, 2022
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