An initiative that successfully cut BC's cardiac waiting list by one-third during a 10-month
period will continue for another year, said an official with the Provincial Health Services …

Waiting lists for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) have been a recurring problem for
many hospitals, putting pressure on hospitals to manage waiting lists more effectively. In this …

Concern about waiting lists for elective procedures has become a highly visible challenge to
the universal health insurance program in Canada. In response to lengthening queues for …

Cardiac services have been an area of phenomenal growth in recent years. In today's
hospital environment of declining utilization and shorter lengths of stay, these services …

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1999 had waited, the retrospective method would be used. Alternatively, one could use the …

© 1999 Canadian Medical Association myocardial infarction and hospital admissions than
were evident in older studies. 7–8 Furthermore, deaths that occur in patients waiting for …

Background Heart Failure (HF) is an important health care issue given its high prevalence,
mortality, readmission and cost of care. Despite numerous evidence-based strategies …

Prospective implementation of acuity-based admission practices, in part through adoption of
appropriate use criteria and changes in hospital policy, has the potential to improve …

The fact that Canadians must regularly queue for health services—often for months—is a
continuing source of frustration and dissatisfaction with the health care system. The situation …

The Medical Center's heart failure patient's average length of stay in the Congestive Heart
Failure Clinic is currently 89.2 minutes, which is 29.2 minutes greater than the appointment …