With Current Wait Times Around Four Years, Chief of Orthopaedics Wants Dedicated Centre for Hip and Knee Replacements - VOCM

Orthopaedic surgeons are calling for “urgent action” to address wait times for hip and knee surgeries and they’re calling for a dedicated centre to cut down on wait times. Surgeons in the health authority’s eastern urban zone say some 2,800 patients are currently on the wait list for hip and knee surgery, and there are concerns that that number could rise to 6,100 by 2030. The surgeons say the wait time for patients to see a surgeon is about 18 months, while the average wait time for surgery is more than two years. That means the total wait time from referral to surgery is closing in on four years for patients living with pain and disability.(File Photo from 2023: Dr. Will Moores with former Premier Andrew Furey.)Chief of Orthopaedics for the Eastern Urban Zone Dr. William Moores says the system in the metro region has a maximum capacity of approximately 1,000 joint replacement surgeries a year. He says rather than asking orthopaedic patients to fit into a system designed around competing hospital priorities, consideration must be given to designing a system around the orthopaedic patient.

EdmontonSoldiers badly burned when a fire engulfed a military training field face a prolonged and fragile recovery that will test the strength of Alberta's health-care system, warn doctors on the frontline. Severe burns are a ‘lifelong injury’ that will require months, even years of care, specialist saysWallis Snowdon · CBC News · Posted: Oct 21, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 5 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Emergency crews and military personnel at the Wainwright Health Centre as injured military members are treated after a fire at CFB Wainwright, outside of Wainwright, Alta., on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (John Ulan/The Canadian Press)Soldiers badly burned when fire engulfed a military training field face a prolonged and fragile recovery that will test the strength of Alberta's health-care system, warn doctors on the frontline.

PoliticsNearly six months after announcing plans to create a Canadian sovereign wealth fund, the federal government is still not sure when it will be launched, or how exactly it will work. Finance minister's spokesperson says work is ongoing to create fundKate McKenna · CBC News · Posted: Oct 21, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Minister of Finance and National Revenue François-Philippe Champagne is seen earlier this month. Six months after announcing a proposed sovereign wealth fund, there's no planned date to launch it. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press)Nearly six months after announcing plans to create a sovereign wealth fund, the federal government is still not sure when it will be launched, or how exactly it will work. In April, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada will launch its first-ever national sovereign wealth fund, with seed funding of $25 billion over three years, to be called the Canada Strong Fund.

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