The backlog of surgeries and diagnostic procedures has grown to nearly 130,000, according to a report released last month by Doctors Manitoba, and has resulted in many Manitoba patients seeking ...

The backlog breakdown now consists of: 52,327 surgeries, up 2,168 over the last month. 42,524 diagnostic imaging procedures — MRIs, CT scans, ultrasounds, a decrease of 35 cases since last month.

The uncertainty, she said, is mentally crushing. Wait times did improve for bone density diagnostic imaging tests — the only one of 10 tracked procedures to log a shorter wait in June.

RICHMOND HILL — The Ontario government is investing $155 million over two years to add 57 new community surgical and diagnostic centres licensed to deliver MRI and CT scans, and gastrointestinal (GI) ...

“When it comes to reducing wait times for surgeries, we aren’t accepting a status quo that leaves too many people waiting too long for care,” said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. ...

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