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Surgical Wait Times

‘Bone-on-bone pain’: B.C. woman pays for private hip surgery in Alberta

Petra Löwer Oct 17, 2023

A Vancouver Island woman is speaking out about surgical delays, after travelling to Alberta and paying out of pocket to get a hip replacement. Tracy Porteous, an Order of British Columbia appointee for her work on gender-based…
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B.C. man among hundreds left waiting in pain due to Victoria operating room closures

Petra Löwer Sep 9, 2023

A Vancouver Island man is speaking out about operating room closures in Victoria that have left him waiting indefinitely for a badly-needed hip replacement surgery. Jay Hammond, 69, has been dealing with a bad hip for more than a…
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