Table 3 Average wait times in number of weeks for the four public health regions and average public and private wait times for registered MRI examinations from 2018 to 2021
2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Public Imaging Providers | 13.6 | 14.3 | 28.7 | 14.5 |
Region North | 9.5 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 11.2 |
Central Region | 7.8 | 8.2 | 10.9 | 12.0 |
Region West | 12.6 | 11.9 | 14 | 14.4 |
Region South-East | 19.8 | 18.8 | 47.1 | 20.2 |
Private Imaging Providers | 4.3 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 5.3 |
Total average wait time | 7.3 | 7.4 | 12.4 | 9.9 |