Wait Lists

WINNIPEG – The University of Manitoba is exploring whether AI can reduce surgical wait times, a major challenge for Manitoba’s healthcare system. According to researchers, more than 1,300 people are facing a serious orthopedic surgery backlog, with a median wait time of 170 days. Read More

MONTREAL - The average wait time in Quebec emergency rooms has increased by 41 minutes since 2018, according to new data from the Montreal Economic Institute. Read More

HALIFAX - Wait times for hip and knee replacements in Nova Scotia are now the shortest on record, countering a trend seen throughout the rest of Canada where provincial waits are largely longer than they were a decade ago. Read More

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Ricoh Canada Inc. has entered into an agreement to support Ontario Health’s Central Intake implementation across multiple regions of the province. Central intake models, sometimes referred to as single point of access models, are designed to receive, triage and route referrals centrally to the appropriate clinical setting. Read More

TORONTO - Novari Health, a VitalHub company, and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre have executed an agreement to implement Novari’s suite of wait list management and referral management software technologies across the organization. Read More

OAKVILLE, Ont. – Novari Health, a global leading provider of innovative digital wait list management, central intake, and referral management tools, has executed an agreement with Halton Healthcare to implement its surgical wait list management and eBooking technology. Read More

VANCOUVER – Canadian patients in 2024 waited longer than ever for medical treatment, finds a new study released by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. Read More

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. – Novari Health, a leading provider of innovative digital wait list management, central intake, and referral management tools, is pleased to announce the successful launch of its surgical wait list management and eBooking system across Niagara Health’s three surgical campuses. Read More

WINNIPEG – Novari Health is pleased to announce that hospitals across Winnipeg have gone live with its surgical wait list management and eBooking technology. The Novari ATC™ technology is being provided as software as a service to Shared Health at facilities across Manitoba where surgery and endoscopy are performed. Read More