Alberta Sees Rise in Surgeries and Growth in Health Care Workforce
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Alberta has performed 15 per cent more surgeries since 2019, according to new data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). The increase shows that the province's health care system is treating more patients than it did before the COVID-19 pandemic.
The CIHI data also shows that the province's health care workforce has grown over the same period. More doctors, nurses, and other health workers are now working in Alberta's hospitals and clinics. Health officials say this growth in staff has helped make it possible to perform more operations.
Surgery wait times have been a major concern for many Albertans in recent years. Patients often wait months for procedures such as hip and knee replacements, and the province has been working to reduce these delays. The rise in surgical volume is one sign of progress, although the data does not show how much wait times have changed.
The CIHI is a national organization that collects health information from across Canada. Its figures allow people to compare Alberta's health care system with those in other provinces and territories. Future data releases will show whether the growth in surgeries and staff continues in the coming years.
Sources: Red Deer Advocate
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