Cancer surgeries (less urgent) completed within 3 months

Table

Unit %

Fiscal Year 2023-2024
Province
New Brunswick
76.2
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
72.7
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area - Horizon
62.5
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area - Vitalité
82.0
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
71.2
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
79.5
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
91.7
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
100.0
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
84.4
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
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 "less urgent" 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

Details to come.

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

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