If you need a hip replacement, you’re better off living in Ontario or British Columbia than in Nova Scotia or Saskatchewan.

That’s according to a new study, Wait Times Tables—A Comparison by Province, 2010, выпустила на этой неделе Канадский институт медицинской информации (КИМИ).

Although a major complaint about the Canadian health care system is the length of time you can wait for treatment, the study found that — at least for high priority procedures, such as radiation therapy for cancer, операция по удалению катаракты, and hip replacements — most patients are receiving care within the recommended wait times.

Однако, the study also found significant variations by province. While most cancer patients receive radiation therapy within a month of requiring treatment, время ожидания в Альберте и Новая Шотландия заметно больше.

For hip replacements, the average wait times, defined as the number of days between booking and receiving a hip replacement, колебалась от 62 дней в Онтарио и 73 дней в году до Р. Ð¥., до 132 дней в Саскачеване и 178 дней — nearly six months — в Новой Шотландии.

Вы можете download the full CIHI wait times report here.

Most provinces also provide detailed online reports of wait times for certain types of procedures or medical services:

Британская Колумбия Хирургическое Подождите Список Реестр
Альберта Подождите Список реестра
Саскачеван Хирургическое Сеть Уход
Манитоба Услуги Здоровье Время ожидания Информация
Ontario’s Wait Time Strategy Website
Ontario’s Cardiac Care Network
Ontario’s Cancer Care Wait Times Website
Quebec’s Web site on Surgery and Treatment Waiting Lists
Нью-Брансуик Хирургическое Сеть Уход
Nova Scotia Wait Times

Вы также можете read more about the Canadian health care system in general in our Приступая к работе: Здравоохранение section.

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