Hip Replacements

• Some Manitoba surgery wait times increasing despite rise in surgery volumes

  A new study by CIHI shows an 18 per cent increase in hip replacements nationwide in 2023, compared to 2019. But, only 66 per cent of patients received the surgery in a timely way.

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  Apr 4, 2024
  
• B.C. has lowest wait times in Canada for hip and knee replacement surgeries

  British Columbia ranks second nationally in patients meeting the clinical benchmarks for both hip and knee replacements and first for cataract surgeries.

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  May 10, 2022
  
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• B.C. surgical wait times improving for some procedures, but still lag other provinces: report

  The report found 30 per cent of patients across Canada are waiting longer than the recommended wait times for hip or knee replacements or cataract surgery.

  Mar 29, 2019
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• B.C. government promises to cut hip and knee replacement wait times

  The B.C. government is promising to reduce the wait times for people needing a knee or hip replacement.

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  Mar 21, 2018