B.C. has longest walk-in doctor wait times in Canada, report finds

If you are without a family doctor in the capital region, it is no secret that accessing a walk-in clinic can be a challenge. A new report is now showing just how bad it has gotten.

If you are without a family doctor in the capital region, it is no secret that accessing a walk-in clinic can be a challenge. A new report is now showing just how bad it has gotten.

Chantel lives in Langford and has a family doctor, but when her son developed an ear infection, she couldn’t wait and had to turn to a walk-in clinic for help.

“They were actually full for the entire day,” said the mother of two.

It’s a common story heard time and time again, up and down Vancouver Island.

A report conducted by Medimap, an online walk-in clinic resource that shows estimated wait times at clinics throughout Canada, is shining a light on how bad it actually is.

“B.C., in and of itself, is the worst province across Canada,” said Thomas Jankowski, CEO of Medimap.

In this province, North Vancouver has the longest wait times with people waiting, on average, 187 minutes to see a doctor.