About Medtech Canada COVID-19 Action Hub/Medical Services Backlog Action Hub
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the Canadian medical technology industry has been working around the clock to ramp up production, develop new innovative solutions and collaborate with our government and health system partners to fight the pandemic and help provide our healthcare heroes on the front-lines with the technologies and supplies they need to save lives.
Now, Canadians are waiting longer than ever to receive priority health procedures that can improve health and change their lives for the better. While wait times for medical services in Canada were problematic prior to COVID-19, the pandemic has exacerbated this issue, forcing many Canadians to live in pain or face delays for life saving treatments.
As our federal and provincial governments and Canadian health system leaders look to rebuild health care systems across our country post-pandemic, it’s imperative to ensure that innovative technologies and solutions are utilized as a key element to address these challenges.
This website highlights the effort made by the medical technology industry in Canada to help fight COVID-19 as well as some examples of the solutions available from medical technology companies throughout the country to address medical services backlogs, reduce wait times and create health system efficiencies at this critical juncture in Canadian health care.
About Medtech Canada
As the association that represents the medical technology companies in Canada, we will work collaboratively with our government and health care partners to address these challenges.
Our association advocates for achieving patient access to leading edge, innovative technology solutions that provide valuable outcomes. Our members are committed to providing safe and innovative medical technologies that enhance the quality of patient care, improve patient access to health care, and help enable the sustainability of our health care system. The medical technology industry in Canada employs over 35,000 Canadians in approximately 1,500 facilities across the country.
For more information about Medtech Canada, as well as information about opportunities for industry to provide COVID-19 solutions and regulatory updates regarding the pandemic, please visit www.medtechcanada.org.