70 Percent of Ontario Residents Waiting More Than 3 Months to See Health Care Specialist, Have Diagnostic Test

70 Percent of Ontario Residents Waiting More Than 3 Months to See Health Care Specialist, Have Diagnostic Test
The entrance sign to a hospital in Toronto on Oct. 19, 2021. The Canadian Press/Evan Buhler
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About 70 percent of Ontarians report waiting longer than three months to see a specialist or have a diagnostic test, according to a new survey.

The survey, conducted by Abacus Data, found that 70 percent of Ontario residents said they or someone they know had waited longer than three months to see a specialist or receive diagnostic care, including one-third who waited longer than six months.