Guelph General Hospital

115 Delhi St., Guelph, N1E 4J4

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.	2 hr 24 min	2 hr 6 min
In the ER, low urgency, sent homeTarget 4 hours.	3 hr 6 min	3 hr 12 min
In the ER, high urgency, sent homeTarget 8 hours.	4 hr 30 min	4 hr 48 min
In the ER before admissionTarget 8 hours.	17 hr 30 min	18 hr 30 min

Surgery	Days to see surgeon	Days to surgery	Total days	Ontario average	Last 12 months
Hip replacement	119	90	209	189	↓ 7
Knee replacement	132	128	260	213	↑ 48
Cataract surgery	132	144	276	186	↓ 109
Weight-loss surgery	77	34	111	127	↑ 13

Hip replacementSee surgeon 119 · Surgery 90 · Ontario 189209 days
7 days shorter than in Sep 2025
Knee replacementSee surgeon 132 · Surgery 128 · Ontario 213260 days
48 days longer than in Sep 2025
Cataract surgerySee surgeon 132 · Surgery 144 · Ontario 186276 days
109 days shorter than in Sep 2025
Weight-loss surgerySee surgeon 77 · Surgery 34 · Ontario 127111 days
13 days longer than in Sep 2025

Scan	Days to scan	Ontario average	Last 12 months
MRI scan	56	98	↓ 12
CT scan	143	83	↑ 2

Surgery	Days to see surgeon	Days to surgery	Total days	Ontario average	Last 12 months
Anorectal proceduresApr to Jun 2026	126	69	195	167	No 12-month trend
HandApr to Jun 2026	139	126	265	181	No 12-month trend
Hip (all types)	119	90	209	192	↓ 7
Hysteroscopic endometrial ablationApr to Jun 2026 and Aug 2026	93	102	195	198	No 12-month trend
Knee (all types)	149	96	245	193	↑ 56
Knee arthroscopy	173	54	227	138	No 12-month trend
Nose and sinusApr to Jun 2026	214	61	275	207	No 12-month trend
Sino-nasal (all types)	525	213	738	312	↑ 100
Uterine (benign) excluding prolapse (all types)	138	97	235	194	↑ 3
WristApr to Jun 2026	223	113	336	148	No 12-month trend

Anorectal proceduresApr to Jun 2026See surgeon 126 · Surgery 69 · Ontario 167195 days
HandApr to Jun 2026See surgeon 139 · Surgery 126 · Ontario 181265 days
Hip (all types)See surgeon 119 · Surgery 90 · Ontario 192209 days
7 days shorter than in Sep 2025
Hysteroscopic endometrial ablationApr to Jun 2026 and Aug 2026See surgeon 93 · Surgery 102 · Ontario 198195 days
Knee (all types)See surgeon 149 · Surgery 96 · Ontario 193245 days
56 days longer than in Sep 2025
Knee arthroscopySee surgeon 173 · Surgery 54 · Ontario 138227 days
Nose and sinusApr to Jun 2026See surgeon 214 · Surgery 61 · Ontario 207275 days
Sino-nasal (all types)See surgeon 525 · Surgery 213 · Ontario 312738 days
100 days longer than in Oct 2025
Uterine (benign) excluding prolapse (all types)See surgeon 138 · Surgery 97 · Ontario 194235 days
3 days longer than in Sep 2025
WristApr to Jun 2026See surgeon 223 · Surgery 113 · Ontario 148336 days