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Bennett was referred for surgery on her right hip in November of 2013 and said she’s been told she won’t get in until early in 2016. She said her joint has deteriorated so much she is unable to work or even function without strong narcotic painkillers.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/patients-liv...



Something weird is up in that case

> Across the country, 76 per cent of patients received a hip replacement in 2017 within the recommended six-month wait time, down from 81 per cent in 2015.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/hip-knee-replacement-wait-tim...


I think a lot of the waits are very location driven.

I do agree it's an extraordinary case.




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