Take a Number? Surgical Waiting Times for Transurethral Bladder and Prostate Surgery in Albany, New York

These are the first data to our knowledge from the U.S. health care system in examining wait times for transurethral bladder cancer surgery and transurethral prostate surgery. With the increasing focus on improving quality of care, surgical waiting times may be used in the U.S. as a quantifiable measure of quality in health care systems. The factors associated with longer waiting times in this study may allow health care systems to target areas for improvement.