Provincial Wait Time by Priority - May 2017

Priority is the outcome of an assessment performed by clinicians on each non-emergency patient to determine their urgency of care rating using priority assessment tools recommended by clinical expert panels.

Priority reporting is the length of time patients waited for treatment by patient priority level for each service area.

Please refer to the Wait Times Targets for descriptions of each priority level by service area.

Service	Wait Time by Priority
	90th Percentile Wait Time (days)	Access Target (days)	% Completed Within Access Target
General Surgery
Priority 2	34	14 - 28	83 %
Priority 3	76	84	92 %
Priority 4	127	182	96 %

Cancer Surgery
Priority 2	19	14	84 %
Priority 3	33	28	87 %
Priority 4	72	84	94 %

Gynaecologic Surgery
Priority 2	42	28	79 %
Priority 3	110	84	82 %
Priority 4	150	182	95 %

Neurosurgery
Priority 2	37	7-28	50 %
Priority 3	87	56-84	78 %
Priority 4	151	182	94 %

Ophthalmic Surgery
Priority 2	44	7 - 42	76 %
Priority 3	202	42 - 84	71 %
Priority 4	219	84 - 182	85 %
Cataract
Priority 2	112	42	74 %
Priority 3	249	84	64 %
Priority 4	224	182	85 %
Other ophthalmic surgery
Priority 2	27	7 - 42	77 %
Priority 3	68	42 - 84	81 %
Priority 4	171	84 - 182	86 %

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Dentistry
Priority 2	144	14	38 %
Priority 3	176	84	80 %
Priority 4	181	182	90 %

Orthopaedic Surgery
Priority 2	116	7 - 42	68 %
Priority 3	246	56 - 84	67 %
Priority 4	218	182	86 %

Hip Replacement Surgery
Priority 2	203	42	48 %
Priority 3	297	84	60 %
Priority 4	245	182	81 %
Knee Replacement Surgery
Priority 2	170	42	58 %
Priority 3	342	84	53 %
Priority 4	254	182	80 %
Other orthopaedic surgery
Priority 2	72	7 - 42	74 %
Priority 3	185	56 - 84	73 %
Priority 4	175	182	91 %

Otolaryngic Surgery
Priority 2	113	28 - 56	81 %
Priority 3	184	70 - 112	79 %
Priority 4	215	182	85 %

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Priority 2	61	28	79 %
Priority 3	80	84	91 %
Priority 4	163	182	92 %

Thoracic Surgery
Priority 2	NV	14	NV
Priority 3	64	84	99 %
Priority 4	173	182	93 %

Urologic Surgery
Priority 2	31	28	88 %
Priority 3	71	84	93 %
Priority 4	104	182	98 %

Vascular Surgery
Priority 2	24	14	76 %
Priority 3	64	28 - 56	84 %
Priority 4	159	182	92 %

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Priority 2	4	2	81 %
Priority 3	43	10	56 %
Priority 4	102	28	33 %
Computerized Tomography (CT)
Priority 2	1	2	96 %
Priority 3	26	10	63 %
Priority 4	60	28	72 %

Notes: Priority 1 wait time data is not included in this data as it represents emergency patients who are seen immediately. Wait times by priority for cardiac services are available on the Cardiac Care Network of Ontario website.

Ophthalmic surgery priority access targets vary by service detail :
Priority 2: Retina - Vitrectomy 7; Glaucoma - Filter/Seton 14; Cornea - Transplant 28; Others 42
Priority 3: Retina - Vitrectomy and Glaucoma - Filter/Seton 42; Others 82
Priority 4: Retina - Vitrectomy 84; Glaucoma - Filter/Seton 112; Others 182

Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging Results

Provincial Wait Time by Priority - May 2017