When you’re in pain, elective surgeries aren’t “elective.”
The global pandemic left hundreds of thousands of Canadians waiting in pain for important surgeries.
Take Action NowIt’s time to speak up.
It’s time to #FastTrackCare.
When you’re in pain, elective surgeries aren’t “elective.”
The global pandemic left hundreds of thousands of Canadians waiting in pain for important surgeries.
Take Action NowIt’s time to speak up.
It’s time to #FastTrackCare.
“Elective” can’t wait.
Orthopaedic surgeries are critical. They dramatically improve quality of life for patients who can’t get back to work, move, or sleep, without severe pain.1
Nearly 170,000 Canadians were waiting in pain for orthopaedic surgery in 2019.
That was BEFORE COVID-19 shut down the hospitals that perform these elective surgeries.
Canadians need these surgeries so they can get back to work and get back to living their lives without bone and joint pain.
Take Action
As we plan for recovery through this pandemic, we know Canadians need to get back to work, faster. Use this form to send an email to your provincial representative letting them know you want your province to plan to safely get more surgeries up and running and invest in better care for everyone.
Waiting in pain has a ripple effect on Canadians, the economy, and our healthcare system.
The longer patients wait for surgery:
- the higher their chances of opioid addiction and extreme stress and anxiety
- the less benefit they get from their orthopaedic surgeries
- the worse their other conditions can get due to inactivity
- the worse their disability can become
… all of which prevents Canadians from returning to work and increases pressure on the healthcare system.
As we plan for the future of our healthcare system, decision makers need to invest to #FastTrackCare. Email your provincial representative and tell them they need to:
Allow surgeons to perform more surgeries
- We have the surgeons and capacity to ramp up, but provincial governments limit the amount of procedures they can perform. This needs to end.
Invest in new technologies and techniques that get patients in and out of the hospital faster and reduce pressure on the system
- Many orthopaedic surgeries can be done more efficiently with new technologies and innovative techniques, reducing the time patients spend in the hospital.
Prioritize orthopaedic procedures
- Canadians waiting in pain for important orthopaedic procedures are being left behind. Provincial governments need to encourage hospitals to make orthopaedic surgeries high on their list of priorities when planning for elective surgeries.