385 patients die waiting for surgery in Saskatchewan; Think Tank calls for healthcare reform
2024-11-21 from battlefordsnow.com
A Freedom of Information request made to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health is revealing that 385 patients died while waiting for surgery during the 2023/24 period.
While this number reflects a slight decrease of 17 patients from the previous year, SecondStreet.Org communication director Dom Lucyk expressed the urgent need to confront the serious issues plaguing the healthcare system.
“The idea of spending the last few years of your life in pain, not being able to walk to your grandkid’s hockey practice or to go bake for the church fundraising bake sale because you have a hip surgery that the government can’t provide you. That’s just wrong,” Lucyk stated.
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