The following are highlights of the good news and where there is room for improvement. The report also includes updated information on topics such as health care spending and health care providers. Canadians are living longer and research suggests that, compared to 20 years ago, older Canadians can look forward to a better quality of life and live longer. Canada s transplant survival chances are generally comparable to those in the United States, Australia and New Zealand. Telehealth projects range from transmitting x-rays to telepsychiatry.
Many early evaluations are positive but challenges remain.
There are significant gaps across Canada and between different population groups. In 1999, full time registered nurses and nursing assistants lost more than three weeks of work on average. These data are available in the document, Health Indicators 2001 . All rights reserved.