27% Of Children Wait Too Long For Surgery; National Monitoring Program Helps Hospitals Better Manage Targets

Twenty-seven percent of children in Canada awaiting surgery at pediatric hospitals received the procedures past the target date, found an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Prolonged wait times are a pressing issue in health care systems and Canadian governments at the federal, provincial and territorial levels have made reducing wait times a priority. However, some procedures may need to be performed sooner than by the established six-month target date...

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