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Provincial Strategies

More than half of all surgeries in B.C. are performed to address a medical emergency or a condition that requires immediate attention. Scheduled surgery, though medically necessary, is planned in advance. For this type of surgery, a surgeon’s office sends a booking package to the health authority where the surgery will be performed. Until the date of their surgery, the patient is placed on a waitlist.

The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Provincial Surgical Executive Committee and the health authorities, has developed plans to improve timely access to appropriate scheduled surgical procedures, optimally manage surgical waitlists, and improve the patient experience. Actions include:

Improve Timely Access

Manage Surgical Waitlists Optimally

Improve the Patient Experience

Long Term Wait Time Data

Below is historical information for all scheduled procedures waiting and completed in B.C. For more detailed information about specific procedures, use the Find a Procedure tool.

Surgical Patient Registry
Years Cases Waiting Cases Completed 50% of Cases completed within90% of Cases completed within
All Procedures
2020/2184,107236,1816.7 weeks38.3 weeks
2021/2289,775255,3225.9 weeks28.6 weeks
Source: Surgical Wait Times Database. Dataset is subject to restating to reflect data quality improvements as well as current reporting requirements as determined by the Ministry of Health.
Note: This data excludes cardiac surgeries, corneal transplants, and scopes, i.e., laryngoscopy, laryngopharyngoscopy, and bronchoscopy. Data for all ages is provided.

Cardiac Services BC
Years Cases Waiting Cases Completed 50% of Cases completed within90% of Cases completed within
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
2020/21891,8240.7 weeks7.9 weeks
2021/221581,7431.0 weeks10.9 weeks
Source: Cardiac Services BC, Provincial Health Services Authority. Dataset is subject to restating to reflect current reporting requirements.

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