Most Canadians get timely medical treatment: report

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Most Canadians get timely medical treatment: report

A new report suggests three out of four Canadians are getting treated within recommended time frames when it comes to certain priority procedures. However, the numbers also show regional differences, indicating that not all Canadians are getting equal access to these procedures.

The report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) looked at whether patients were receiving treatment within a time frame deemed medically acceptable for procedures including hip replacement, hip-fracture repair, knee replacement, cataract surgery and radiation therapy. It also tabulated wait times for cancer surgeries, MRI and CT scans.

Benchmark wait times depended on the procedure. For example, with hip replacements and knee replacements, it's 182 days.

Percentage of knee replacement procedures meeting benchmark, 2015

On a national scale, 97 per cent of patients are receiving radiation therapy within the benchmark time frame of 28 days. This has remained consistent over the past four years and across provinces.

"While we might like to be at 100 per cent, a practical percentage is probably in the range of 90 per cent and certainly we've reached 90 per cent in radiation therapy," said Ms. Johnson.

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[Remington1]

That is a bold face lie. My brother was put on a list fora 6 month wait for an MRI, he paid for one himself, then waited 5 months to get an operation!! My sister has had a heart problem for 10 years, she was finally put on a list for a procedures in Quebec (apparently this is the place where this procedure is done) since October 2016. She calls but keeps being told that the back log is huge!! Our health care is getting from really bad to disgustingly worst, plus anybody that has had an emergency situation in the last few years knows that our reality is that you are left in an emergency hallways for hours and hours.

 

[B00Mer]

That is a bold face lie. My brother was put on a list fora 6 month wait for an MRI, he paid for one himself, then waited 5 months to get an operation!! My sister has had a heart problem for 10 years, she was finally put on a list for a procedures in Quebec (apparently this is the place where this procedure is done) since October 2016. She calls but keeps being told that the back log is huge!! Our health care is getting from really bad to disgustingly worst, plus anybody that has had an emergency situation in the last few years knows that our reality is that you are left in an emergency hallways for hours and hours.

Quebec.. nuff said.

 

[JLM]

That is a bold face lie. My brother was put on a list fora 6 month wait for an MRI, he paid for one himself, then waited 5 months to get an operation!! My sister has had a heart problem for 10 years, she was finally put on a list for a procedures in Quebec (apparently this is the place where this procedure is done) since October 2016. She calls but keeps being told that the back log is huge!! Our health care is getting from really bad to disgustingly worst, plus anybody that has had an emergency situation in the last few years knows that our reality is that you are left in an emergency hallways for hours and hours.

Maybe! The burning question is "Are they getting timely effective treatment?

 

[TenPenny]

That is a bold face lie. My brother was put on a list fora 6 month wait for an MRI, he paid for one himself, then waited 5 months to get an operation!! My sister has had a heart problem for 10 years, she was finally put on a list for a procedures in Quebec (apparently this is the place where this procedure is done) since October 2016. She calls but keeps being told that the back log is huge!! Our health care is getting from really bad to disgustingly worst, plus anybody that has had an emergency situation in the last few years knows that our reality is that you are left in an emergency hallways for hours and hours.

Your post is a bold faced lie. My brother was admitted through the ER, and spent zero time in a hallway. He was rushed to get a CT scan by the specialist himself, who grabbed the stretcher when the nurses weren't moving fast enough.


So, my anecdotal evidence cancels yours.