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Canadians have some of the worst access to medical technologies, physicians and hospital beds in the developed world.
Last year the province's median wait between referral from a family doctor and receipt of surgery was 52.6 weeks.
In Australia, more than 70 per cent of elective hospital admissions involving surgery occurred in a private hospital.
Canada ranked dead last on wait times for specialist care and non-emergency surgeries.
Among countries with universal health care, Canada has some of the lowest numbers of physicians, hospital beds and MRI machines.
The province's median wait between referral from a family doctor and receipt of treatment was 56.7 weeks.
In 2021/22, 41 per cent of all hospital care in Australia took place in private facilities.
Last year Canadians endured the longest median wait time (27.7 weeks) ever recorded for non-emergency surgery.