"For the 90th percentile wait times, the improvements are even more significant. Province-wide, wait times went from an average of 221 days to 161 days."
That's a success? Waiting half a year for an MRI?
Come on. I'm Canadian and know plenty of Canadians. Wait times are one of the major issues in Canada. Yes, if you don't need it right now, you wait - sometimes years. But sometimes you need it in the next few weeks and you wait months.
90th percentile wait times for the lowest priority class - anyone who needs an MRI badly gets one immediately - literally, immediately, you walk into the next room. I’ve seen it happen to family. Yes it could be better still, yes it was improved by having the province purchase private facilities, and yes an improvement is a win.
The challenge with transparency like this is you see a number like that and freak out. The reality is need based triage works and plays a huge role.
Their goals are likely a few months, due to low need. Not every MRI needs to happen right right now, and that attitude is part of why there are wait times and shortages in the US too. Still cold and should be better!
That's a success? Waiting half a year for an MRI?
Come on. I'm Canadian and know plenty of Canadians. Wait times are one of the major issues in Canada. Yes, if you don't need it right now, you wait - sometimes years. But sometimes you need it in the next few weeks and you wait months.