Interpretation Note

Wait times have been impacted by reduced service delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the Chief Medical Officer of Health’s Directive #2 and Memorandum, from March 19 to May 26, 2020, health service providers and health service organizations including hospitals were directed to reduce elective surgeries and other non-emergency clinical activities to preserve capacity during the pandemic. To learn more about the impact on surgery and diagnostic imaging volumes, please click here.

Wait Times for Surgeries and Procedures

Pediatric Wait Times for Surgeries

TIME TO PEDIATRIC PATIENT'S FIRST SURGICAL APPOINTMENT

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TIME FROM DECISION TO PEDIATRIC PATIENT HAVING SURGERY

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Wait Times for Cancer Surgeries

Time to First Cancer Surgical Appointment

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Time from Decision to Cancer Surgery

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Wait Times for Cardiac Surgeries and Procedures

VIEW WAIT TIMES FOR CARDIAC SURGERIES AND PROCEDURES

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Wait Times for Eye Surgeries Including Cataract

TIME TO PATIENT'S FIRST EYE SURGICAL APPOINTMENT

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TIME FROM DECISION TO HAVING EYE SURGERY

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Wait Times for Orthopedic Surgeries Including Hip and Knee Replacement

TIME TO PATIENT'S FIRST ORTHOPEDIC SURGICAL APPOINTMENT

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TIME FROM DECISION TO HAVING ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY

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Wait Times for Other Surgeries and Procedures

TIME TO PATIENT'S FIRST SURGICAL OR SPECIALIST APPOINTMENT

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TIME FROM DECISION TO HAVING SURGERY OR PROCEDURE

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Wait times in Ontario for surgeries and procedures are reported as:

How long patients waited from a surgeon or specialist, or central intake office, receiving the referral from the patient's family doctor, to the patient's first surgical or specialist appointment
How long patients waited from deciding with the surgeon or specialist to proceed with the surgery, to having the surgery or procedure

The two surgery wait time periods measured and reported in Ontario do not cover the entire wait of the patient from the family doctor's referral, through to having the surgery or procedure. There is a time period, in the middle, where the specialist or surgeon may be ordering further tests or doing more consultations with the patient and/or other medical professionals. This middle time period is currently not captured in the Ontario data.