Se você precisar de uma substituição da anca, you’re better off living in Ontario or British Columbia than in Nova Scotia or Saskatchewan.

That’s according to a new study, Tempos de espera Tabelas-A Comparação por Província, 2010, lançado esta semana pela Instituto Canadense de Informação de Saúde (CIHI).

Although a major complaint about the Canadian health care system is the length of time you can wait for treatment, the study found that — at least for high priority procedures, such as radiation therapy for cancer, cirurgia de catarata, and hip replacements — most patients are receiving care within the recommended wait times.

No entanto, the study also found significant variations by province. While most cancer patients receive radiation therapy within a month of requiring treatment, tempos de espera em Alberta e Nova Escócia são notavelmente mais.

For hip replacements, the average wait times, defined as the number of days between booking and receiving a hip replacement, variou de 62 dias em Ontário e 73 dia em a.C., até 132 dia em Saskatchewan e 178 dia — nearly six months — e Nova Scotia.

Você pode download the full CIHI wait times report here.

Most provinces also provide detailed online reports of wait times for certain types of procedures or medical services:

British Columbia Registro Lista de Espera Cirúrgica
Alberta Registro lista de espera
Saskatchewan Rede de Cuidados Cirúrgicos
Serviços de Saúde Manitoba Espere Informação Tempo
Ontario’s Wait Time Strategy Website
Ontario’s Cardiac Care Network
Ontario’s Cancer Care Wait Times Website
Quebec’s Web site on Surgery and Treatment Waiting Lists
New Brunswick Rede de Cuidados Cirúrgicos
Nova Scotia Wait Times

Você também pode read more about the Canadian health care system in general in our Primeiros passos: Cuidados com a Saúde section.

Fotografia © Carolyn B. Heller