A patient at the IWK Health Centre’s endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain clinic is questioning why it operates only one day a week while the wait time to see the specialized team has grown by a third in just two years.
Wait to see specialized IWK team after a referral grows to 2 years

Carolyn Ray · CBC News
· Posted: Mar 20, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago
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Maggie Archibald said she missed work and social events while dealing with the pain of endometriosis. She had surgery two years ago that significantly improved her quality of life. (Submitted by Maggie Archibald)
A patient at the IWK Health Centre’s endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain clinic is questioning why it operates only one day a week while the wait time to see the specialized team has grown by a third in just two years.
Maggie Archibald was accepted as a patient at the IWK several years ago, and said having proper care for her endometriosis has been life-changing.
“My health has been really good, I have a diagnosis and I have treatment,
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