Canadian Institute For Health Information

• Canadians spending more time waiting for emergency health care: CIHI

  One in 10 admitted patients, equalling around 180,000 people, spent more than 48 hours in the emergency department waiting for an inpatient bed.

  Health

  Jun 26
  
• Survey of 1,200 doctors points to lengthy health care wait times in Canada

  The Fraser Institute reports that survey results point to rising health care wait times across Canada. Right now, they are sitting at 27.7 weeks on average.

  Health

  Dec 7, 2023
  
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• Manitoba physician numbers far below national average, report finds

  A new report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information shows Manitoba had 215 doctors per 100,000 residents in 2022, the second lowest rate in Canada.

  Health

  Oct 30, 2023
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• How COVID continues to impact training of surgeons in Canada: ‘Not business as usual’

  A study published in 2021 found that about four out of five doctors in plastic surgery residency training programs across Canada believed the pandemic curtailed their exposure.

  Canada

  Jan 28, 2023
• Sask. organ transplants rebounding after COVID-19 slowdown: report

  A new report shows Canada's organ transplants are nearing 2019 levels after the COVID-19 pandemic delayed many vital surgeries. Saskatchewan's Jessica Bailey survived the wait.

  Canada

  Jan 26, 2023
• Health spending slowing across Canada after COVID-19-related jumps, report says

  Health-care spending in Canada is slowing drastically after seeing massive jumps during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report. 

  Health

  Nov 3, 2022
• Antidepressants more likely to be prescribed to LTC residents than other seniors: report

  Seniors living in long-term care across the country were three times more likely to have been prescribed antidepressants over the last five years than those in the community.

  Health

  Oct 20, 2022
• More cycling related hospitalizations early in the pandemic: CIHI data

  The Canadian Institute for Health Information has released national data that covers hospitalizations and emergency department visits from April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021.

  Canada

  Aug 2, 2022
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• Saskatchewanians waited longer for surgery than any other Canadians in 2021: report

  Wait times for knee and hip replacements were longer in Saskatchewan than in any other province last year, according to the Canadian Institute for Health Information.

  Canada

  May 10, 2022
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• Surgical wait times in Manitoba improved last year but still behind national benchmarks: report

  While wait times for surgical procedures in Manitoba saw an improvement last year compared with 2020, the province is still lagging behind national benchmarks.

  Health

  May 10, 2022