Friday, June 18, 2010
Hospital Wait Times Released
Lake of the Woods District Hospital still has some work to do in order to meet provincial targets for wait times.
In the most recent statistics released by the Ministry of Health, wait times in the emergency room were longer that the goal set by by the province.
For a minor medical condition, wait time in the Emergency room was
5.3 hours.
The provincial target is four hours.
For complicated conditions requiring more time for diagnosis, treatment
or hospital admission, the wait time was 9.6 hours.
The provincial goal is 8 hours.