BC banned private MRI clinics a year ago. They did however bring some under the provincial healthcare fold, so general turnaround times have improved with more

BC banned private MRI clinics a year ago. They did however bring some under the provincial healthcare fold, so general turnaround times have improved with more scanners... And they are running more often (they weren't running 24/7. I work in imaging, visited 100s of hospitals in Canada and mainly USA. Would be uncommon to see a unreported list in USA with exams 24 hours or older. In Canada it was common to see months. These are scans performed but not interpreted by a radiologist . So for urgent cases(like dieing in the hospital), there is hardly any wait and read right away. But if it's somewhat none urgent (friend waiting 1 year for a MRI for nerve/back pain), you might have to wait awhile for the scan and then the report. If you in a population dense area, you might be waiting awhile, but may get quicker service in smaller nearby towns(I had a 3 month wait for. Knee scan, went for a 2 hours drive for a scan a week later) Our public healthcare has caps on how much a radiologist can read/get paid, so there is no incentive in Canada for radiologists go full force. In USA they are paid per exams, and depending on case types could be reading 100s per day.