From Name

From Email

To Name

To Email

Message

Ballooning wait times for surgery

from Assiniboia Times

Ballooning wait times for surgery Assiniboia Times NDP Leader Ryan Meili was joined by Sue Delanoy, who has waited over two years for double hip surgery, to call on the province to address the growing backlog of surgeries in the province by providing adequate funding. “Even before the crisis hit, people were waiting too long,” said Meili. “And COVID-19 had a drastic impact on the number of surgeries being performed in the province — almost 11,000 fewer than the year before. Now, with wait lists longer than ever and over 26,000 patients on the list, the Sask. Party government has done nothing new to add more resources to the health system to bring wait lists down. The Sask. Party’s budget completely missed the mark and just leaves Saskatchewan people waiting.” READ MORE

more