Surgery wait times on the rise in Sask. says new report

A new report from the Fraser Institute provides some discouraging numbers for Saskatchewan residents who may be waiting for a hip or knee replacement.

According to the report released this week, people are waiting on average 19.8 weeks from the time they see their doctor to the day they have their surgery.  This represents of increase of almost three weeks compared to 2016.

Nationally the wait time for medically necessary treatment is 21.2 weeks. 

By comparison, Canadians waited 9.3 weeks in 1993 when the Fraser Institute first reported wait times for medically necessary elective treatments.

Prince Edward Island and British Columbia have the longest waiting times in the country at 32.4 and 26.6 weeks respectively.

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