When Lynne Kaine injured her hip a local specialist told her it could be two years before she could get replacement surgery in Saint John. But it only took three months in Campbellton, thanks to a new Horizon Health program designed to cut down on wait times.
Lynne Kaine got a hip replacement in Campbellton through a new provincial program
Mark Leger · CBC News
· Posted: Aug 14, 2026 3:30 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago
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Lynne Kaine waited for three months instead of two years for hip surgery because of a new Horizon Health program that aims to shorten wait times. (Submitted by Lynne Kaine)
Faced with the prospect of limping around with a cane for a couple of years, Lynne Kaine is thankful for a new Horizon Health program aimed at cutting down wait times for procedures like hip replacements.
When Kaine injured her hip a local specialist told her it could take two years to get a replacement surgery in Saint John. But in Campbellton, it only took three months because of the Centralized Optimization Referral and Evaluation (CORE) clinics launched earlier this year.
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