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Table 17.12 Waiting times for specialized health services, by type of health service, selected years, 2003 to 2009
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | ||||
| Specialist visits2 | ||||
| Less than 1 month | 47.9 | 46.0 | 45.6 | 44.6 |
| 1 to 3 months | 40.7 | 41.1 | 40.5 | 40.5 |
| Longer than 3 months | 11.4 | 12.9 | 13.9 | 15.0 |
| Non-emergency surgeries3 | ||||
| Less than 1 month | 40.5 | 40.3 | 40.7 | 40.7 |
| 1 to 3 months | 42.1 | 40.7 | 41.0 | 42.5 |
| Longer than 3 months | 17.4 | 19.0 | 18.3 | 16.8 |
| Diagnostic tests4 | ||||
| Less than 1 month | 57.5 | 56.4 | 55.4 | 58.2 |
| 1 to 3 months | 31.1 | 33.3 | 34.1 | 32.1 |
| Longer than 3 months | 11.5 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 9.7 |
| 1. Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included only in 2005. | ||||
| 2. Includes specialist visits for a new illness or condition. | ||||
| 3. Includes a booked or planned surgery provided on an outpatient or inpatient basis. Does not refer to surgery provided through an admission to the hospital emergency room as a result of, for example, an accident or life-threatening situation. | ||||
| 4. Includes selected diagnostic tests (non-emergency MRIs, CT scans, and angiographies). | ||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM tables 105-3002, 105-3003 and 105-3004. | ||||
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