Lumbar disc surgery (lower back, orthopaedic)

Ontario Health category: Lumbar Disc Surgery - Lower Back (Orthopaedic)

Ontario average, April to June 2026

154 days

85 days to see the surgeon, then 69 days to surgery

Time for tests between the two is not tracked. How these numbers work

Ontario Health reports this one over a longer period, not month by month. Every hospital below covers the same period.

4 hospitals

Total days at each hospital. Green: the three shortest in this list. Pick a pin for details. Add a postal code above to zoom to your area.

Sunnybrook Health Sciences CentreTorontoSee surgeon 37 · Surgery 6198 days
Scarborough Health Network - Scarborough GeneralTorontoSee surgeon 49 · Surgery 64113 days
Cambridge Memorial HospitalCambridgeSee surgeon 82 · Surgery 51133 days
Markham Stouffville HospitalOak Valley Health · MarkhamSee surgeon 163 · Surgery 89252 days


Sunnybrook Health Sciences CentreToronto	37	61	98	No 12-month trend
Scarborough Health Network - Scarborough GeneralToronto	49	64	113	No 12-month trend
Cambridge Memorial HospitalCambridge	82	51	133	No 12-month trend
Markham Stouffville HospitalOak Valley Health · Markham	163	89	252	No 12-month trend