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B.C. in 'crisis': Number of patients waiting for surgery, dying on wait-lists increasing, new data show

Canadian think tank SecondStreet.org released data showing 96,238 patients are waiting for surgery, up 8.4 per cent since 2022

B.C. in 'crisis': Number of patients waiting for surgery, dying on wait-lists increasing, new data show

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Canadian think tank SecondStreet.org released data showing 96,238 patients are waiting for surgery, up 8.4 per cent since 2022

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