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Table 17.12 Waiting times for specialized health services, by type of health service, selected years, 2003 to 2009
Table summary
This table displays the results of table 17.12 waiting times for specialized health services 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009, calculated using % units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  2003 2005Note 1 2007 2009
  %
Specialist visitsNote 2  
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 surgeriesNote 3  
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 testsNote 4  
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, the 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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