REGINA – The Saskatchewan government says surgical wait times in the province increased slightly in December.
The number of people waiting more than six months for surgery increased by 233 patients to a total of 4,504.
Despite the setback, Health Minister Dustin Duncan says the province is on track to reach its goal of having all surgeries performed within three months by April 2014 with the exception of RQHR.
“With one exception, our health regions look to be on track to meet the wait times on schedule,” said Duncan.
“My expectation is that Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region will meet the target, even if they are delayed a year. Patients in this region, and across Saskatchewan, deserve treatment that meets this new standard of care.”
In the Saskatoon Health Region, 93 per cent of all surgeries were performed within three months, with one per cent of patients having to wait more than a year for surgery.
According to the government, the longest wait times in the province are for orthopedics, dental surgery, ophthalmology, neurosurgery and otolaryngology.
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