US EditionWaitlist Deaths on the Rise According to Interior Health Data
INTERIOR HEALTH REGION, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, JUL 9 – Internal documents show 1,586 patients died waiting for medical imaging or elective surgeries, with 1,364 imaging bookings cancelled due to patient deaths within Interior Health.
- Internal documents from Interior Health reveal that 1,586 patients died between April 2024 and March 2025 while waiting for medical procedures.
- SecondStreet.org obtained internal Interior Health waitlist data through a FIPPA request, revealing 1,364 imaging cancellations and nearly 1,600 patient deaths between April 2024 and March 2025.
- Interior Health reported 584 CT scan cancellations, 302 ultrasound procedures, 158 echocardiograms , and 222 deaths on surgical waitlists in 2024-25.
- Critics, including MLA Gavin Dew, warn that rising waitlist deaths reflect systemic failure, urging urgent healthcare reforms to prevent further loss of life.
- Interior Health's waitlist deaths increased from 618 in 2019-20 to 1,364 in 2024-25, indicating a rising trend of systemic strain across the region.
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