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Impact of COVID-19 on Canada’s health care systems

February 24, 2022 — Since March 2020, Canada’s health care systems have adapted and evolved at an unprecedented rate to respond to COVID-19. AV�� has now compiled health system data from the first 3 waves of the pandemic in Canada (March 2020 to June 2021), including new analyses on emergency departments, hospital services, physician services, long-term care, patient experience in hospitals and unintended consequences on harms caused by substance use, self-harm and accidental falls.

The big picture

Get an overview of how COVID-19 has impacted Canada’s health care systems.

Hospital patient experience

Explore the impact on patient experience in acute care hospitals.

Hospital services

See the impact on hospital stays, surgeries and ICU admissions.

Emergency departments

Discover how emergency department visits were affected.

Physician services

Get a snapshot of trends in physician services.

Long-term care

Find out how long-term care residents were affected.

Unintended consequences

See the impact on substance use, self-harm and accidental falls.

Home care services

Find out how home care assessments were affected.

Download the data

Download the data tables.

Additional resources

A caregiver’s experience during COVID-19

Related resources

Contact us

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healthreports@cihi.ca

How to cite:

Canadian Institute for Health Information. Impact of COVID-19 on Canada’s health care systems. Accessed October 21, 2024.

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