Wait times for cardiac surgery
| Metric | Baseline n = 788 | NBHC–IHS partnership | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 n = 826 | Year 2 n = 873 | |||||
| Inpatient | Outpatient | Inpatient | Outpatient | Inpatient | Outpatient | |
| Median wait time, d | 4 | 52 | 5 | 64 | 5 | 35 |
| 90th percentile wait time, d | 7 | 126 | 8 | 140 | 8 | 98 |
| Patients whose wait time was within CCS guidelines, % | 74 | 25 | 92 | 19 | 85 | 47 |
CCS = Canadian Cardiovascular Society; IHS = Integrated Health Services; NBHC = New Brunswick Heart Centre.