B.C. patients more likely to face longer wait for orthopedic surgery

One in three British Columbians who had orthopedic surgery within the last 10 years say they waited an “unreasonable” amount of time for the surgery — the highest level of dissatisfaction in the country, according to a new Angus Reid Institute poll.
About 22 per cent of Canadians surveyed said they waited too long for their procedures, a figure that translates to more than 300,000 patients based on the number of knee and hip surgeries conducted in Canada over the past deca