Bluewater Health has been recognized as a top performer when it comes to cancer care in the province.
Cancer Care Ontario has recognized frontline staff for exceeding the provincial improvement target in CT wait times during the 2018/2019 fiscal year.
"Wait times for diagnostic tests and treatments are a priority for Bluewater Health and the organization constantly strives to meet or exceed provincial wait time standards," said Dr. Youssef Almalki, medical director, diagnostic imaging. "We've placed a high priority on decreasing the time from test to diagnosis to lessen patients' anxiety and proceed to treatment, if needed, as soon as possible."
More than 90 per cent of patients for imaging, biopsy and surgery were seen within provincial wait time indicators.
Bluewater Health also exceeded provincial targets for reducing wait times from referral to consultation with a surgical oncologist and medical oncologist, reducing the wait from those consultations to treatment, diagnosing breast screening patients and the turnaround time of pathology post-surgical reports.