Surgery and scan waits
Every surgery and scan Ontario Health reports, August 2026. Less common ones are reported over a longer period, shown beside them. Common ones first. Pick one to see every hospital, the map and the shortest wait near you.
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165 surgeries and scans
- Hip replacement189 days average
- Knee replacement213 days average
- Cataract surgery186 days average
- Shoulder surgery196 days average
- Hysterectomy239 days average
- Gallbladder removal111 days average
- Groin hernia repair149 days average
- Thyroid surgery173 days average, Apr to Jun 2026
- Kidney stone removal79 days average, Apr to Jun 2026 and Aug 2026
- Weight-loss surgery127 days average
- Prostate cancer surgery87 days average, Apr to Jun 2026
- Breast cancer surgery44 days average
- MRI scan98 days average
- CT scan83 days average
- Aesthetic247 days average
- Amputation39 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026 and Oct 2025 to Mar 2026
- Aneurysm repair (abdominal aortic aneurysm, AAA)128 days average, Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 and Apr to Jun 2026
- Aneurysm repair (all types)115 days average, Apr to Jun 2026 and Aug 2026
- Angiography22 days average
- Angioplasty17 days average
- Ankle224 days average, Apr to Jun 2026
- Anorectal procedures167 days average, Apr to Jun 2026
- Appendix89 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026
- Arm (humerus)123 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026
- Arterial (non-bypass)108 days average, Apr to Jun 2026 and Aug 2026
- Arterial bypass (all types)126 days average, Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 and Apr to Jun 2026
- Arterial bypass (leg bypass)82 days average, Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 and Apr to Jun 2026
- Arterial surgery (non-bypass, carotid endarterectomy)73 days average, Oct 2025 to Mar 2026
- Arteriovenous for dialysis74 days average, Apr to Jun 2026
- Benign tumour106 days average, Apr to Jun 2026
- Bladder (benign, all types, urologic)181 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026 and Oct 2025 to Mar 2026
- Bladder (benign, all types)125 days average, Apr to Jun 2026 and Aug 2026
- Bladder (gynaecologic)402 days average, Apr to Jun 2026
- Bone, joint and muscle cancers72 days average
- Breast disease (benign, general surgery)105 days average, Apr to Jun 2026
- Breast reconstructive (all types)364 days average, Apr to Jun 2026 and Aug 2026
- Burn
- Carotid endarterectomy (neurosurgery)
- Cerebrovascular (all types)136 days average, Oct 2025 to Mar 2026
- Cervical (benign)122 days average, Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 and Apr to Jun 2026
- Cervical disc (neck, orthopaedic)106 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026 and Oct 2025 to Mar 2026
- Cervical disc surgery with/without fusion (neurosurgery)310 days average, Apr to Jun 2026
- Chest wall (benign)
- Chest/trunk/abdominal385 days average, Oct 2025 to Mar 2026
- Combination cataract and other procedure144 days average
- Combination prolapse and urinary incontinence321 days average, Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 and Apr to Jun 2026
- Congenital disease (cerebrospinal fluid diversion procedures for hydrocephalus, neurosurgery)124 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026 and Oct 2025 to Mar 2026
- Congenital disease (neurosurgery)149 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026
- Congenital/development/acquired disorders (oral and maxillofacial)207 days average, Oct 2025 to Mar 2026
- Cornea (other)147 days average, Apr to Jun 2026
- Cornea (transplant)216 days average, Apr to Jun 2026 and Aug 2026
- Cranial nerve251 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026 and Oct 2025 to Mar 2026
- Craniofacial134 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026 and Apr to Jun 2026
- Cranioplasty120 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026
- Delayed breast cancer reconstruction290 days average, Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 and Apr to Jun 2026
- Dental care for persons with severe disabilities210 days average, Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 and Apr to Jun 2026
- Dental/periodontal/dento-alveolar procedures152 days average
- Digestive systems (all types)116 days average
- Ear (all types)275 days average, Apr to Jun 2026
- Ear tube203 days average, Oct 2025 to Mar 2026
- Elbow180 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026 and Oct 2025 to Mar 2026
- Endocrine (general)136 days average, Oct 2025 to Mar 2026
- Epididymis168 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026
- Epilepsy/functional170 days average
- Esophageal149 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026
- Esophageal disease (non-GERD)
- Esophageal/diaphragm (benign)129 days average, Apr to Jun 2026
- Eye cancers118 days average
- Fallopian tube244 days average, Apr to Jun 2026
- Femur171 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026
- Foot (all types)277 days average
- Forearm (radius)110 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026
- Forearm (ulna)169 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026
- Forefoot285 days average
- Fractures/trauma (all types)162 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease172 days average, Apr to Jun 2026
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (acid-reflux)145 days average, Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 and Apr to Jun 2026
- Gastrointestinal cancers48 days average, Apr to Jun 2026
- Genitourinary216 days average, Oct 2025 to Mar 2026
- Genitourinary cancers68 days average, Apr to Jun 2026 and Aug 2026
- Glaucoma (eye pressure lowering surgery)140 days average, Apr to Jun 2026
- Glaucoma (eye pressure lowering, other)159 days average, Apr to Jun 2026
- Gynaecological cancers54 days average
- Hand181 days average, Apr to Jun 2026
- Head and neck cancers74 days average
- Head and neck reconstructive102 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026 and Oct 2025 to Mar 2026
- Head trauma93 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026
- Heart bypass surgery31 days average
- Hernia (abdominal wall, not in groin)160 days average
- Hernia (all types)154 days average
- Hip (all types)192 days average
- Hysteroscopic endometrial ablation198 days average, Apr to Jun 2026 and Aug 2026
- Implants212 days average, Oct 2025 to Mar 2026
- Jaw joint reconstruction surgery475 days average, Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 and Apr to Jun 2026
- Kidney/renal pelvis/ureter (all types)77 days average
- Knee (all types)193 days average
- Knee arthroscopy138 days average
- Liver and pancreatic cancers101 days average
- Lower extremity reconstructive114 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026
- Lumbar disc surgery (lower back, orthopaedic)154 days average, Apr to Jun 2026
- Lumbar disc surgery (neurosurgery)207 days average
- Lung cancers55 days average
- Lung/pleural (benign, all types)150 days average, Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 and Apr to Jun 2026
- Lung/pleural (wedge resection)53 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026 and Oct 2025 to Mar 2026
- Lymphatic system87 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026
- Malocclusion240 days average, Oct 2025 to Mar 2026
- Management of broken jaw85 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026
- Management of infections
- Mediastinal (benign)71 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026
- Neck178 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026 and Oct 2025 to Mar 2026
- Nerve repair (oral and maxillofacial)
- Neurological cancers121 days average, Apr to Jun 2026 and Aug 2026
- Non-malignant lesion removal152 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026 and Oct 2025 to Mar 2026
- Nose and sinus207 days average, Apr to Jun 2026
- Ocular trauma71 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026
- Ophthalmic plastics242 days average
- Oral cavity (benign)207 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026
- Orbital201 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026 and Oct 2025 to Mar 2026
- Ovarian (benign)203 days average, Apr to Jun 2026
- Palmar fascia excision for Dupuytren’s disease176 days average, Oct 2025 to Mar 2026
- Parathyroid221 days average, Apr to Jun 2026
- Partial excision of prostate124 days average, Apr to Jun 2026 and Aug 2026
- Pelvis204 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026
- Penile182 days average, Apr to Jun 2026
- Peripheral nerve
- Peripheral nerve (all types)126 days average
- Peripheral nerve surgery following injury (neurosurgery)
- Peripheral nerve surgery following injury (plastic and reconstructive surgery)89 days average, Oct 2025 to Mar 2026
- Peritoneal disease63 days average, Oct 2025 to Mar 2026
- Pleural procedures50 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026
- Post-bariatric soft tissue reconstructive140 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026
- Prolapse (including hysterectomy repairs)334 days average, Apr to Jun 2026
- Prostate (benign, all types)126 days average, Apr to Jun 2026 and Aug 2026
- Reconstructive (oral and maxillofacial)291 days average, Apr to Jun 2026
- Retina (other)44 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026 and Oct 2025 to Mar 2026
- Retina (vitrectomy)88 days average
- Salivary gland (benign)200 days average, Oct 2025 to Mar 2026
- Salivary glands
- Seminal vesicle138 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026
- Sino-nasal (all types)312 days average
- Skin and structures162 days average, Apr to Jun 2026
- Spermatic cord194 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026
- Spinal (neurosurgery)199 days average
- Spine (orthopaedic)193 days average, Apr to Jun 2026 and Aug 2026
- Spleen163 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026
- Strabismus306 days average
- Temporomandibular joint (all types)
- Testes (benign)154 days average, Oct 2025 to Mar 2026
- Thoraco-abdominal106 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026
- Thyroid and endocrine cancers89 days average, Apr to Jun 2026
- Tibia151 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026 and Oct 2025 to Mar 2026
- Trachea/bronchial (benign)48 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026
- Tracheobronchial tree92 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026
- Tumour (benign) removal91 days average, Apr to Jun 2026
- Tunica vaginalis179 days average, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026 and Oct 2025 to Mar 2026
- Upper airway202 days average, Apr to Jun 2026 and Aug 2026
- Upper extremity reconstructive173 days average, Apr to Jun 2026 and Aug 2026
- Urinary incontinence (gynaecologic)420 days average, Apr to Jun 2026
- Urinary incontinence (urologic)209 days average, Apr to Jun 2026
- Uterine (benign) excluding prolapse (all types)194 days average
- Varicose veins431 days average, Apr to Jun 2026
- Vas deferens163 days average, Apr to Jun 2026
- Venous292 days average, Apr to Jun 2026 and Aug 2026
- Vulva/vaginal (benign, excluding prolapse)218 days average, Oct 2025 to Mar 2026
- Wrist148 days average, Apr to Jun 2026