Manitoba Policy Shifts Target Life-Saving Surgery Wait Times

April 23, 2025, 7:51 pm

New policy proposals in Manitoba are addressing delays in life-saving surgeries. One directive sharpens communication for cardiac patients on their surgery urgency, while a grieving family pushes for a law after a fatal wait. The reform package aims to boost transparency and patient safety, though critics call it too little, too late.

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winnipegfreepress.com / Directive to better inform cardiac patients awaiting surgery ‘great start’ but not enough, family who lost mother says

globalnews.ca / Family of Manitoba woman who died waiting for surgery pleased with proposed law’s progress

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