Surgical Wait Times in Canada — Dr. David Urbach
Canada’s health care systems were already facing numerous challenges with wait times for surgeries before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Now those problems are far worse. On this episode of the CHIP, host Avis Favaro speaks with Dr. David Urbach, head of the department of surgery at Women’s College Hospital and professor at the University of Toronto, about how hospitals and health systems in Canada are trying to deal with the huge backlog of surgeries and what could be done to fix the problems for the long term. This episode is available in English only.
Canadian Health Information Podcast · Alya Niang, Jonathan Kuehlein, Avis Favaro
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