Day: December 13, 2022

POLICY BRIEF: Died on a Waiting List (2021-22 Edition)

SecondStreet.org has released its annual Died on a Waiting List report.

We filed Freedom of Information requests with provincial governments to find out how many people died while waiting for a surgery or diagnostic scan.

Unfortunately, the sad trend of more people dying on a waitlist continued this year.

Waiting List Deaths Hit Four-Year High

SecondStreet.org has released its annual Died on a Waiting List report for 2021-22.
Once again, a troubling trend continues: more people are dying while waiting for surgery or diagnostic scans.