Fraser Institute says hospital waiting times longer
Table 1: Median Total Expected Waiting Time from Referral by GP to Treatment, by Specialty, 1999 (in Weeks)
| BC | AB | SK | MB | ON | QC | NB | NS | PE | NF | CAN | |
| Plastic Surgery | 29.4 | 26.6 | 32.7 | 41.5 | 14.1 | 8.9 | 30.7 | 47.5 | 34.5 | 104.8 | 18.7 |
| Gynaecology | 15.1 | 17.9 | 40.6 | 8.2 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 14.5 | 13.8 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 13.8 |
| Ophthalmology | 10.6 | 12.7 | 24.5 | 10.1 | 19.8 | 26.5 | 27.0 | 15.9 | 26.0 | 30.9 | 19.3 |
| Otolaryngology | 17.4 | 26.7 | 54.6 | 19.7 | 14.0 | 8.9 | 11.5 | 16.6 | — | 27.2 | 13.3 |
| General Surgery | 11.8 | 9.2 | 32.6 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 5.5 | 16.6 | 12.4 | 7.5 |
| Neurosurgery | 19.0 | 35.7 | 19.9 | 29.8 | 16.7 | 13.5 | 26.7 | 18.2 | — | 7.4 | 18.2 |
| Orthopaedic Surgery |
34.4 | 32.6 | 61.6 | 22.0 | 21.4 | 25.5 | 23.9 | 23.9 | 23.0 | 15.9 | 24.6 |
| Cardiovascular Surgery (Elective) |
12.2 | 16.0 | 9.8 | — | 11.1 | 13.4 | 36.9 | 9.8 | — | 58.0 | 14.5 |
| Urology | 15.4 | 13.3 | 40.4 | 6.5 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 14.0 | 8.6 | 22.5 | 11.8 | 9.5 |
| Internal Medicine | 11.0 | 10.3 | 11.2 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 9.1 | 5.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 9.2 | 8.8 |
| Radiation Oncology | 10.9 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 7.9 | 11.5 | 5.6 | 3.6 | — | 9.3 | 9.1 |
| Medical Oncology | 4.0 | 10.2 | 4.0 | 10.5 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 7.5 | 5.0 | — | 4.5 |
| Weighted Median | 15.8 | 16.3 | 34.5 | 11.2 | 11.8 | 12.4 | 15.8 | 12.8 | 18.8 | 19.5 | 14.0 |
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