Findings reinforce report published earlier this year by three senators, which says Canada faces a primary care crisis in which 10 million Canadians could be without a family doctor in the next decade
More than five million Canadian adults struggle to access primary care, according to a new report on the status of priority areas in
Canada has a limited pool of available primary care providers, which strains emergency care, health experts say. Primary care involves the delivery of services including to treat illnesses, detect health problems, manage continuing health challenges and recoveries. Research shows individuals who do not have access to a primary care provider, such as a doctor or nurse practitioner, have worse health and higher rates of preventable diseases, CIHI says.
CIHI found that 281 of every 100,000 Canadians younger than 75 were admitted to a hospital for a problem that could have been avoided with access to appropriate care in the community in 2023-2024. Similarly, there were differences across Canada depending on geography and other factors. Canada also lags in access to primary care compared with other high-income countries, with the lowest percentage of adults age 18 and older having access to a regular care provider, according to anof adults in 10 high-income countries. It identified that Canadians also face greater difficulty accessing appointments on the same day, the next day, in the evening and on weekends.
Between April and September, 2023, 81 per cent of urgent hip fracture surgeries were completed within a 48-hour benchmark, though only 62 per cent of planned hip or knee replacements met a 26-week benchmark.
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