Queensway-Carleton Hospital

3045 Baseline Rd, Ottawa, K2H 8P4

Emergency department

Last month’s averages, August 2026. All ER waits

Measure	This hospital	Ontario average
To see a doctorAverage from triage or registration to a doctor.	4 hr 42 min	2 hr 6 min
In the ER, low urgency, sent homeTarget 4 hours.	6 hr 18 min	3 hr 12 min
In the ER, high urgency, sent homeTarget 8 hours.	7 hr 12 min	4 hr 48 min
In the ER before admissionTarget 8 hours.	19 hr 18 min	18 hr 30 min

Surgery	Days to see surgeon	Days to surgery	Total days	Ontario average	Last 12 months
Hip replacement	75	58	133	189	↑ 15
Knee replacement	62	79	141	213	↑ 30
Shoulder surgery	79	182	261	196	↓ 23
Gallbladder removal	50	88	138	111	↓ 11
Groin hernia repair	85	69	154	149	↓ 41

Hip replacementSee surgeon 75 · Surgery 58 · Ontario 189133 days
15 days longer than in Sep 2025
Knee replacementSee surgeon 62 · Surgery 79 · Ontario 213141 days
30 days longer than in Sep 2025
Shoulder surgerySee surgeon 79 · Surgery 182 · Ontario 196261 days
23 days shorter than in Sep 2025
Gallbladder removalSee surgeon 50 · Surgery 88 · Ontario 111138 days
11 days shorter than in Sep 2025
Groin hernia repairSee surgeon 85 · Surgery 69 · Ontario 149154 days
41 days shorter than in Sep 2025

Scan	Days to scan	Ontario average	Last 12 months
MRI scan	181	98	↑ 65
CT scan	89	83	↓ 1

Surgery	Days to see surgeon	Days to surgery	Total days	Ontario average	Last 12 months
AnkleApr to Jun 2026	252	88	340	224	No 12-month trend
Anorectal proceduresApr to Jun 2026	142	71	213	167	No 12-month trend
AppendixApr 2025 to Mar 2026	34	85	119	89	No 12-month trend
Breast disease (benign, general surgery)Apr to Jun 2026	73	55	128	105	No 12-month trend
Digestive systems (all types)	46	106	152	116	↓ 11
Hernia (abdominal wall, not in groin)	204	95	299	160	↑ 53
Hernia (all types)	109	75	184	154	↓ 15
Hip (all types)	75	58	133	192	↑ 15
Knee (all types)	62	80	142	193	↑ 31
Palmar fascia excision for Dupuytren’s diseaseOct 2025 to Mar 2026	41	120	161	176	No 12-month trend
Skin and structuresApr to Jun 2026	170	140	310	162	No 12-month trend

AnkleApr to Jun 2026See surgeon 252 · Surgery 88 · Ontario 224340 days
Anorectal proceduresApr to Jun 2026See surgeon 142 · Surgery 71 · Ontario 167213 days
AppendixApr 2025 to Mar 2026See surgeon 34 · Surgery 85 · Ontario 89119 days
Breast disease (benign, general surgery)Apr to Jun 2026See surgeon 73 · Surgery 55 · Ontario 105128 days
Digestive systems (all types)See surgeon 46 · Surgery 106 · Ontario 116152 days
11 days shorter than in Sep 2025
Hernia (abdominal wall, not in groin)See surgeon 204 · Surgery 95 · Ontario 160299 days
53 days longer than in Sep 2025
Hernia (all types)See surgeon 109 · Surgery 75 · Ontario 154184 days
15 days shorter than in Sep 2025
Hip (all types)See surgeon 75 · Surgery 58 · Ontario 192133 days
15 days longer than in Sep 2025
Knee (all types)See surgeon 62 · Surgery 80 · Ontario 193142 days
31 days longer than in Sep 2025
Palmar fascia excision for Dupuytren’s diseaseOct 2025 to Mar 2026See surgeon 41 · Surgery 120 · Ontario 176161 days
Skin and structuresApr to Jun 2026See surgeon 170 · Surgery 140 · Ontario 162310 days