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What is the current wait for bariatric surgery in the public system?

April 26, 2017bariatric public surgery system wait

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What is the current wait for bariatric surgery in the public system?

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Because of the limited resources (operating room time and hospital beds) we hope to perform 150 bariatric surgeries at the publicly funded McGill University Health Center (MUHC) this year. With a total of 1782 patients waiting on our various wait lists (Office, Contact, Case History Form sent, Case History Form received, Approved for Surgery, , Surgery Date Given) we estimate the average wait from the time a patient contacts our office to having their surgery to be 1782/150 = 11.8 years. Actually the real wait is 5-7 years because some patients give up, have adverse events, or manage to get operated in the 2-3 other Quebec centers that offer weight loss surgery.