Median wait time for cancer surgery recommended to be completed within 6 weeks (quarterly data)

Table

Unit Days

Quarter Apr-Jun 2024 Quarter Jan-Mar 2024 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
26
27
25
26
26
26
25
27
22
22
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
26
25
25
23
26
26
24
27
23
20
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area - Horizon
22
24
22
21
20
23
22
26
23
20
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area - Vitalité
29
27
32
36
36
31
29
31
23
20
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
29
32
28
30
29
26
29
26
26
23
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
25
26
18
20
16
14
18
23
13
19
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
20
15
19
19
18
20
25
18
20
23
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
19
20
27
28
36
24
22
26
27
22
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
30
30
28
28
25
27
36
30
23
22
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
27
35
33
26
33
40
60
58
23
31
Regional Health Authorities
Horizon Health Network
26
27
23
23
22
24
23
26
21
22
Vitalité Health Network
25
26
28
31
31
28
27
29
23
22
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 6 weeks 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_CRUMN_Q

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