Joseph Brant Hospital

1230 North Shore Boulevard, Burlington, L7S 1W7

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 42 min	2 hr 6 min
In the ER, low urgency, sent homeTarget 4 hours.	2 hr 54 min	3 hr 12 min
In the ER, high urgency, sent homeTarget 8 hours.	4 hr	4 hr 48 min
In the ER before admissionTarget 8 hours.	8 hr 18 min	18 hr 30 min

Surgery	Days to see surgeon	Days to surgery	Total days	Ontario average	Last 12 months
Knee replacement	119	179	298	213	↑ 18
Cataract surgery	107	95	202	186	↑ 16
Gallbladder removal	41	56	97	111	↓ 23
Groin hernia repair	68	95	163	149	↓ 56

Knee replacementSee surgeon 119 · Surgery 179 · Ontario 213298 days
18 days longer than in Sep 2025
Cataract surgerySee surgeon 107 · Surgery 95 · Ontario 186202 days
16 days longer than in Sep 2025
Gallbladder removalSee surgeon 41 · Surgery 56 · Ontario 11197 days
23 days shorter than in Sep 2025
Groin hernia repairSee surgeon 68 · Surgery 95 · Ontario 149163 days
56 days shorter than in Sep 2025

Scan	Days to scan	Ontario average	Last 12 months
MRI scan	102	98	↓ 23
CT scan	80	83	↓ 46

Surgery	Days to see surgeon	Days to surgery	Total days	Ontario average	Last 12 months
Anorectal proceduresApr to Jun 2026	37	36	73	167	No 12-month trend
Digestive systems (all types)	40	54	94	116	↓ 26
Hernia (all types)	75	89	164	154	↓ 60
Knee (all types)	125	156	281	193	↑ 5
Prostate (benign, all types)Apr to Jun 2026 and Aug 2026	39	77	116	126	No 12-month trend
Sino-nasal (all types)	110	236	346	312	↓ 45
Skin and structuresApr to Jun 2026	100	42	142	162	No 12-month trend
Uterine (benign) excluding prolapse (all types)	16	60	76	194	↑ 11

Anorectal proceduresApr to Jun 2026See surgeon 37 · Surgery 36 · Ontario 16773 days
Digestive systems (all types)See surgeon 40 · Surgery 54 · Ontario 11694 days
26 days shorter than in Sep 2025
Hernia (all types)See surgeon 75 · Surgery 89 · Ontario 154164 days
60 days shorter than in Sep 2025
Knee (all types)See surgeon 125 · Surgery 156 · Ontario 193281 days
5 days longer than in Sep 2025
Prostate (benign, all types)Apr to Jun 2026 and Aug 2026See surgeon 39 · Surgery 77 · Ontario 126116 days
Sino-nasal (all types)See surgeon 110 · Surgery 236 · Ontario 312346 days
45 days shorter than in Sep 2025
Skin and structuresApr to Jun 2026See surgeon 100 · Surgery 42 · Ontario 162142 days
Uterine (benign) excluding prolapse (all types)See surgeon 16 · Surgery 60 · Ontario 19476 days
11 days longer than in Sep 2025