Canada’s organ supply still isn’t meeting demand
Mornings with Simi
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A new report says 223 patients died while waiting for an organ transplant last year.
Michael Terner of the Canadian Institute for Health Information says the data shows that Canada is struggling to keep pace with patients' needs, even as transplant practices have improved.
Terner says rates of organ donation have increased over the past decade, but wait times continue to cost patients their lives.
The CIHI report found that nearly 2,800 organ transplants were performed in Canada in 2018, marking a 33 per cent increase since 2009. But more than 4,300 Canadians were still waiting for an organ transplant by the end of last year.
Guest: Greg Webster
Director of Acute and Ambulatory Care for Canadian Institute for Health Information
A new report says 223 patients died while waiting for an organ transplant last year.
Michael Terner of the Canadian Institute for Health Information says the data shows that Canada is struggling to keep pace with patients' needs, even as transplant practices have improved.
Terner says rates of organ donation have increased over the past decade, but wait times continue to cost patients their lives.
The CIHI report found that nearly 2,800 organ transplants were performed in Canada in 2018, marking a 33 per cent increase since 2009. But more than 4,300 Canadians were still waiting for an organ transplant by the end of last year.
Guest: Greg Webster
Director of Acute and Ambulatory Care for Canadian Institute for Health Information