This performance update provides surgical data from January 1 to March 31, 2025.
Results as of March 31, 2025 (posted on June 11, 2025)
Between January 1 and March 31, 2025, there were 24,418 surgeries performed, with 77.3% of patients receiving their surgery, or an offer of surgery, within three months, 88.9% within six months, and 96.7% within twelve months.
Access to Surgery - Provincial
(January 1 to March 31, 2025) |
Surgeries Performed or Offered Within Three Months |
77.3% |
Surgeries Performed or Offered Within Six Months |
88.9% |
Surgeries Performed or Offered Within 12 Months |
96.7% |
Percentage calculated over the time period. A small number of patients were offered surgery sooner, but opted for a later date. |
Number of Patients Waiting
(Change Since March 2010) |
|
March 31, 2010 |
March 31, 2025 |
Change Since 2010 |
Cases Waiting More Than Three Months |
15,230 |
14,722 |
-3.3% |
Cases Waiting More Than Six Months |
9,820 |
8,144 |
-17.1% |
Cases Waiting More Than 12 Months |
3,977 |
2,098 |
-47.2% |
In addition to reporting the wait time from when surgery was booked to when surgery was provided, we also report the wait time from the booking date to the date the patient could have received surgery, since some patients choose to wait longer than the earliest date offered to them.
Surgical facilities by area of the province |
North West |
Hospitals in North Battleford, Lloydminster, Meadow Lake |
North East |
Hospitals in Melfort, Prince Albert, Nipawin |
Saskatoon |
Facilities in Saskatoon, including Saskatoon City Hospital, St. Paul's Hospital, Royal University Hospital, Jim Pattison Children's Hospital, Prairieview Surgical Centre |
South West |
Hospitals in Swift Current, Moose Jaw, Rosetown, Kindersley |
South East |
Hospitals in Estevan, Weyburn, Yorkton, Humboldt |
Regina |
Facilities in Regina, including Regina General Hospital, Pasqua Hospital, Regina Surgical Centre |
Access to Surgery by Area of Service |
|
January 1 to March 31, 2025 |
On March 31, 2025 |
Area of Service |
Surgeries Performed Within Three Months |
Surgeries Performed or Offered Within Three Months |
Patients Waiting More Than Three Months |
Patients Waiting: No Offer of Surgery Within Three Months |
North West |
85.6% |
87.6% |
760 |
690 |
North East |
83.0% |
86.9% |
675 |
562 |
Saskatoon |
72.9% |
74.6% |
8,099 |
7,810 |
South West |
78.4% |
79.4% |
426 |
410 |
South East |
93.9% |
94.7% |
56 |
43 |
Regina |
73.0% |
74.0% |
4,706 |
4,634 |
Provincial |
75.7% |
77.3% |
14,722 |
14,149 |
The percentage reflects the proportion of surgeries that were performed or offered within 3 months of the booking date. "Patients Waiting" counts the number of cases on that date in which a patient hasn't had surgery yet and has waited longer than three months. Area of Service indicates the location of the surgical centre in which the surgery took place, not the patients' place of residence.
There were 8,144 patients on the wait list who had already waited six months on March 31, 2025. Between January 1 and March 31, 2025, the percentage of surgeries performed within six months was:
- Provincewide: 88%;
- Regina: 85.3%;
- Saskatoon: 86.5%;
- In the other four service areas, percentages ranged from 92.6% to 99.6%.
There were a total of 30,308 patients waiting for surgery on March 31, 2025, (including people waiting less than three months). The wait list has increased by about 2,236 cases since March 31, 2024. Recent increases are attributed in part to increase in the demand for surgery. This fiscal year (from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025), elective bookings were 4% higher than they were in the fiscal year 2023-24.