Median wait time for cancer surgery recommended to be completed within 3 months (quarterly data)

Table

Unit Days

Quarter Oct-Dec 2023 Quarter Jul-Sep 2023 Quarter Apr-Jun 2023 Quarter Jan-Mar 2023 Quarter Oct-Dec 2022 Quarter Jul-Sep 2022 Quarter Apr-Jun 2022 Quarter Jan-Mar 2022
Province
New Brunswick
60
59
57
61
67
60
56
49
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
69
67
74
54
71
64
60
55
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area - Horizon
78
59
78
74
97
62
70
73
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area - Vitalité
60
71
62
51
47
65
57
42
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
64
66
52
64
58
55
61
55
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
58
59
57
61
67
58
44
44
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
23
S
S
S
S
41
S
33
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
46
S
S
112
S
S
S
S
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
46
41
40
46
62
64
41
49
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
54
45
54
103
90
64
57
50
Regional Health Authorities
Horizon Health Network
63
60
58
63
77
60
56
54
Vitalité Health Network
51
51
52
47
49
62
55
43
n/a = Not applicable / not available
S = Data suppressed due to confidentiality requirements and/or small sample size

About

This indicator measures the median wait time in days, where half of the cases waited less than the median and half of the cases waited longer than the median before the cancer surgery was completed. The recommended 3 months for completion is based on the New Brunswick Clinical Acuity Model and is classified by the surgeon according to their priority level. Data is based on a 3-month reporting period and refers to the place of service (where the surgery is performed). Data is reported quarterly.

Source

NB Department of Health, Surgical Access Registry

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

Days

NBHC code

GNB_CRLMN_Q

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