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1. Wait Time (surgical)
The time from when the decision for surgery has been made to the date of the surgery.
2. Wait Times for PCH Admission From Hospital
The 50th percentile of wait time (in weeks) experienced by those admitted to a PCH from a hospital; i.e., half of the population waited less than this amount of time, and half waited longer. Area of residence was assigned based on where people lived prior...
3. Wait Times for PCH Admission from the Community
The 50th percentile of wait time (in weeks) experienced by those admitted to a PCH from a community setting (i.e., not a hospital); i.e., half of this population waited less than this amount of time, and half waited longer. Area of residence was assigned ...
4. Waiting List
A list of patients who are waiting for surgery (the decision to operate has been jointly made with the surgeon). In Manitoba, each surgeon, clinic and hospital keep separate lists. Prior to January 1, 1999, physicians maintained two lists - one for pati...
5. Waiting Time
The time between the date of a patient's last pre-operative visit to the operating surgeon (when the decision for surgery has been made) and the date of the surgery. This definition is not appropriate for patients receiving surgery for chronic conditions...
6. Waiting Time-Mean
Average length of time people on waiting list had to wait for surgery; major drawback is its sensitivity to outliers.
7. Waiting Time-Median
The length of time half the people (the mid-point) had to wait for surgery. Unlike the mean, the median is not influenced by outliers, but does not allow adjustments for other factors in making comparisons.
8. Wald Chi-Squared Statistic
See Wald Test.
9. Wald Test
The Wald statistic represents the square of the ratio between the regression coefficient and its standard error. This statistic follows a chi-square distribution with one degree of freedom, which is equal to the standard normal distribution squared.
10. Wards of the Public Trustee / Public Trustee Wards
Wards of the Public Trustee are individuals of any age who cannot look after their own financial and other affairs who become the responsibility of the government's Public Trustee Office. This includes mentally incompetent adults or vulnerable adults who...
11. WCA
acronym for Winnipeg Community and Long Term Care Authority (WCA)
12. Weather Data
Climate / meteorological (temperature, relative humidity, rainfall, precipitation, and wind) data that is available on-line from Environment Canada.
13. Weighted Kappas / Weighted Kappa Statistic
This is a Kappa κ statistic that is weighted to account for ordered categorical data.
14. WHA
acronym for Winnipeg Hospital Authority (WHA)
15. WHO
acronym for World Health Organization (WHO)
16. Widow / Widower
concept/Social Determinants of Health-SDOH-Digital Library-Image.jpg The term widow refers to a woman who has lost her spouse by death and has not rema...
17. Winnipeg Areas
Winnipeg can be divided into several different areas, depending on the needs of the study.
18. Winnipeg Average Health
Winnipeg Average Health is an aggregate geography area of Winnipeg Neighbourhood Clusters that have a premature mortality rate statistically similar to the premature mortality rate of a larger area measured over 10 years. This aggregate geographical area ...
19. Winnipeg Community and Long Term Care Authority (WCA)
Originally one of two Regional Health Authorities in Winnipeg, the WCA was responsible for delivering community health, home care, and long term care services in Winnipeg. This is now part of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority.
20. Winnipeg Community Areas (CAs)
The 12 planning districts within the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA). The 12 CAs are: St. James-Assiniboia, Assiniboine South, Fort Garry, St. Vital, St. Boniface, Transcona, River East (includes East St. Paul), Seven Oaks (includes West St. Pau...
21. Winnipeg Family Physician (FP)
A medical physician who has: (1) billing privileges with Manitoba Health, (2) registered as a family physician with Manitoba Health, (3) submitted fee-for-service or evaluation claims, and (4) provided care to patients who...
22. Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) Data
The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) data contains records related to the delivery of fire and paramedic services in the Winnipeg region. This includes dispatch of fire and ambulance / paramedic personnel to assist in emergency situations. For mo...
23. Winnipeg Hospital Authority (WHA)
Originally one of two Regional Health Authorities in Winnipeg, the WHA was responsible for delivering hospital services in Winnipeg hospitals. This is now part of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority.
24. Winnipeg Hospitals
Hospitals in the city of Winnipeg, including the following acute care hospitals: Concordia, Grace, Health Sciences Centre, Misericordia, St. Boniface, Seven Oaks, and Victoria. Winnipeg hospitals were further subdivided into 2 categories: teaching (St. B...
25. Winnipeg ICU Database (WICUDB)
A clinical database which contains detailed clinical information about all adult ICU admissions in the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA). When it came into existence on July 11, 1988 it only included information from two ICUs at the Health Science...
26. Winnipeg Least Healthy
Winnipeg Least Healthy is an aggregate geography area of Winnipeg Neighbourhood Clusters that have a premature mortality rate statistically higher than the premature mortality rate of a larger area over 10 years. This aggregate geographical area was co-de...
27. Winnipeg Most Healthy
Winnipeg Most Healthy is an aggregate geography area of Winnipeg Neighbourhood Clusters that have a premature mortality rate statistically lower than the premature mortality rate of a larger area measured over 10 years. This aggregate geographical area wa...
28. Winnipeg Police Services - Incident Reporting System Data
The Winnipeg Police Services - Incident Reporting System data contains aggregate statistics from Winnipeg's Crime Statistics Unit which includes calls for service and reported incidents. NOTE: This data is categorized as
29. Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA)
Formed in February 2000 through the amalgamation of the Winnipeg Community and Long Term Care Authority (WCA) and the Winnipeg Hospital Authority (WHA). The WRHA is responsible for coordinating health services based on the needs of people in Winnipeg, inc...
30. Winnipeg School Division (WSD) Data
This database contains information on students attending schools in one of the four school districts (North, South, Central and Inner City) that comprise WSD (formerly known as WSD #1). The largest school division of 6 divisions serving children in Winni...
31. Winnipeg Sub-Regions
Nine sub-regions of Winnipeg (Inner Core, Outer Core, Old St. Boniface, South Central, West, North West North East, South East and South West) were defined by MCHP using a measure of socio-economic status. They are based on the 1986 Census Family Income ...
32. Winnipeg, Manitoba Statistics - As Reported by Statistics Canada from the Canadian Census
The following information on Winnipeg, Manitoba was reported in the 2016 Canadian Census: Winnipeg, is the capital city in the province of Manitoba, Canada. Winnipeg is an ethnically diverse city with a reported population of 705,244 (at...
33. Withdrawn from School
A high school student who is not currently enrolled in school and has not been enrolled for the last two years.
34. Withdrawn Student
See Withdrawn From School glossary term.
35. Women Giving Birth With Less Than a Grade 12 Education
This indicator measures the proportion of women with less than a grade 12 education, as reported on the Families First Screening Form, who had a live birth to the total number of live births in a given time and place.
36. World Health Organization (WHO)
The United Nations agency for health. One role of the organization is to set health care standards for classifying and coding diseases, diagnoses, and procedures, such as the International Classification of Diseases (ICD).
37. WRHA
acronym for Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA)
38. WRHA Primary Care Model of Primary Care
The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) Primary Care model of primary care provides both health and social services that are unique to the communities in which they are located. Services include front line health care from physicians or nurse practi...
39. WSD
acronym for Winnipeg School Division (WSD)

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