Patients in Canada faced a median wait of 27.4 weeks for medically necessary treatment.
canadian hospitals
May 19, 2021
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Our current system disconnects funding from the volume and quality of services.
February 7, 2018
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Unlike Canadians, Germans do not face long wait times for health care.
August 2, 2017
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In the Commonwealth Fund’s rankings of health-care systems, Canada scored a dismal ninth out of 11 countries.
June 1, 2017
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More than 13 per cent of patients said they were adversely affected by waiting for non-emergency surgery.
April 17, 2012
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Last week the Canadian Institute for Health Information lifted the veil of secrecy surrounding the performance of Canadian hospitals with its Canadian Hospital Reporting Project, an interactive web site that measures the performance of Canadian hospitals based on 21 clinical and nine financial indicators.
This project, known by the acronym CHRP, is a bold and much awaited step toward greater patient rights, transparency, and improved health care delivery in Canada.