Surgery Cancelled
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B.C. teen waiting 7 years gets surgery cancelled again just hours before timeslotA Vancouver Island family is devastated after making a trip to the Lower Mainland this week for surgery only to have it cancelled two hours before it was scheduled to begin.HealthDec 20, 2023
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B.C. man among hundreds left waiting in pain due to Victoria operating room closuresHundreds of people in the Victoria area have had their surgeries postponed, amid the prolonged closure of four operating rooms at two capital region hospitals.HealthSep 8, 2023
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Quebec says new deal with medical specialists will reduce surgery wait timesQuebec says a new deal with the province's medical specialists federation will see doctors and other health professionals work overtime in order to reduce the backlog of surgeries.HealthMay 10, 2023
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Last-second surgery cancellation leaves B.C. senior waiting up to 6 more months in pain"I want to say the system sucks -- it's not a nice word, but it's not fair to treat human beings like that," Shirley Colwell told Global News.HealthJan 18, 2023
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N.L. children’s hospital cancels some surgeries amid surge in respiratory illnessNewfoundland's Eastern Health says some routine procedures will not go ahead at the Janeway Children's Health and Rehabilitation Centre in St. John's starting Monday.CanadaDec 3, 2022
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