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On February 1, 2006, Premier Gordon Campbell announced
a $60.5-million wait time management strategy. The
strategy includes:
- A new Centre for Surgical Innovation at UBC Hospital – $25
million in 2006/07 to support dedicated operating
rooms to help clear patient backlogs for hip and
knee surgery.
- Additional funding to immediately address existing
backlogs – $25 million in 2005/06 for health
authorities across the province to immediately increase
the number of surgeries with a focus on joint replacement
surgery.
- A Provincial Surgical Patient Registry – $5
million to create and implement a provincewide patient
registry developed by the Provincial Health Services
Authority and all health authorities to help better
manage the surgical backlog.
- A Research Centre for
Hip Health at Vancouver General Hospital – $5.5
million from the Ministry of Advanced Education.
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