Bluewater Health - Sarnia General

89 Norman Street, Sarnia, N7T 6S3

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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.	1 hr 30 min	2 hr 6 min
In the ER, low urgency, sent homeTarget 4 hours.	2 hr 30 min	3 hr 12 min
In the ER, high urgency, sent homeTarget 8 hours.	3 hr 30 min	4 hr 48 min
In the ER before admissionTarget 8 hours.	10 hr 42 min	18 hr 30 min

Common surgeries

Surgery	Days to see surgeon	Days to surgery	Total days	Ontario average	Last 12 months
Hip replacement	83	39	122	189	↓ 78
Knee replacement	103	68	171	213	↓ 25
Cataract surgery	29	79	108	186	↓ 11

Hip replacementSee surgeon 83 · Surgery 39 · Ontario 189122 days
78 days shorter than in Sep 2025
Knee replacementSee surgeon 103 · Surgery 68 · Ontario 213171 days
25 days shorter than in Sep 2025
Cataract surgerySee surgeon 29 · Surgery 79 · Ontario 186108 days
11 days shorter than in Sep 2025

Scans

Scan	Days to scan	Ontario average	Last 12 months
MRI scan	73	98	↓ 35
CT scan	124	83	↓ 2

MRI scanOntario 9873 days
35 days shorter than in Sep 2025
CT scanOntario 83124 days
2 days shorter than in Sep 2025

Other surgeries

Surgery	Days to see surgeon	Days to surgery	Total days	Ontario average	Last 12 months
Hip (all types)	83	39	122	192	↓ 78
Knee (all types)	97	63	160	193	↓ 44
Uterine (benign) excluding prolapse (all types)	139	111	250	194	↑ 22
Vas deferensApr to Jun 2026	135	65	200	163	No 12-month trend

Hip (all types)See surgeon 83 · Surgery 39 · Ontario 192122 days
78 days shorter than in Sep 2025
Knee (all types)See surgeon 97 · Surgery 63 · Ontario 193160 days
44 days shorter than in Sep 2025
Uterine (benign) excluding prolapse (all types)See surgeon 139 · Surgery 111 · Ontario 194250 days
22 days longer than in Sep 2025
Vas deferensApr to Jun 2026See surgeon 135 · Surgery 65 · Ontario 163200 days