Cancer surgeries completed within target of 3 months

Table

Unit %

Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Fiscal Year 2023-2024
Province
New Brunswick
76.3
76.2
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
78.1
72.7
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area - Horizon
66.5
62.5
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area - Vitalité
89.8
82.0
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
67.7
71.2
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
78.6
79.5
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
83.3
91.7
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
100.0
100.0
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
79.0
84.4
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
83.3
83.0
n/a = Not applicable / not available
S = Data suppressed due to confidentiality requirements and/or small sample size

About

This indicator measures the percentage of cancer surgeries classified as "recommended to be completed within 3 months" that were completed within 3 months. The category is based on the New Brunswick Clinical Acuity Model and is classified by the surgeon according to their priority level.

Source

New Brunswick Department of Health, Surgical Access Registry

Calculations

Numerator: Number of cancer surgeries classified as "recommended to be completed within 3 months", that were completed within 3 months
Denominator: Number of cancer surgeries classified as "recommended to be completed within 3 months"

Notes

Wait times are calculated from the date that the patient and physician agree to the surgery and the patient is ready to receive it to the date of the completion of surgery and are collected through the Provincial Surgical Access Registry. This indicator does not include emergency surgeries. Timeframes during which the patient was not available to have surgery are excluded from the wait time calculations.

Unit

%

Interpretation

Higher is better

NBHC code

DOH_CRLBK

Dimension of Quality

Accessibility

Geographic Assignment

Place of Service

Charts

Maps