Wait Times

Several major health services are targeted by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care's Wait Times Strategy (WTS). The Strategy is designed to increase access and reduce wait times for certain services, including significantly increasing the number of procedures to reduce the backlogs that have developed over the last decade. According to the Ministry, patients can use the Wait Times information reported on the Ministry web site system "to make informed choices about where to be referred for quicker service."

The MHA provides several clinical services - including Emergency Department - that are monitored by the Ministry's Wait Time Strategy.

A note about Emergency Department (ED) Wait Times

Emergency Department Wait Times are reported using a system implemented in 128 hospitals across the province.

The information for "time spent in the ED" is the maximum time nine out of ten Ontarians spend in the ED and is measured from the time patients register or initially see a triage nurse (who assesses the level of urgency for treatment), until the time the patient leaves the ED (either to go home or to be admitted to the hospital).

*Please note that the ED information on the Ministry's site is not real-time information and should not be used to assess the time you may spend in the ED. If you believe you need immediate emergency care, please go to your nearest Emergency Department.

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Wait Times

CLICK HERE FOR THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND LONG-TERM CARE WAIT TIMES