Department of Medicine

Faculty of Medicine

Geriatric Medicine

Updates

Our fiscal year runs from April 1 to March 31. Average wait time information is updated based on the following schedule:

Quarter	Time frame	Posted
Q1	Apr 1 – Jun 30	Jul 31
Q2	Jul 1 – Sep 30	Oct 31
Q3	Oct 1 – Dec 31	Jan 31
Q4	Jan 1 – Mar 31	Apr 30

Learn about triage criteria, referral processes and average wait times

Geriatric Medicine

Average wait time

Triage category	Standard wait time	Average wait time*
Urgent	14 days	40.0 days
Non-Urgent	56 days	108.4 days
View as a chart [PDF - 20 kB] #N/A - shown if less than six encounters * As of April 30, 2022

Triage category

Standard wait time

Average wait time*

Urgent

14 days

40.0 days

Non-Urgent

56 days

108.4 days

View as a chart [PDF - 20 kB]

#N/A - shown if less than six encounters

* As of April 30, 2022

Urgent	Triage criteria (not all inclusive) Rapid functional decline Pre-op cognitive assessment Rapid cognitive decline Referral process 1) MARK URGENT and FAX Geriatric Medicine Ambulatory Care Referral Form OR 2) PHONE 902-473-2220 “Geriatrician on call”
Non-Urgent	Triage criteria (not all inclusive) Frail elderly with multiple problems Memory disorders Frail elderly with multiple medications Falls Referral process FAX Geriatric Medicine Ambulatory Care Referral Form

Urgent

Triage criteria (not all inclusive)

Rapid functional decline
Pre-op cognitive assessment
Rapid cognitive decline

Referral process
1) MARK URGENT and FAX Geriatric Medicine Ambulatory Care Referral Form
OR
2) PHONE 902-473-2220 “Geriatrician on call”

Non-Urgent

Triage criteria (not all inclusive)

Frail elderly with multiple problems
Memory disorders
Frail elderly with multiple medications
Falls

Referral process
FAX Geriatric Medicine Ambulatory Care Referral Form

Geriatric Day Program

Average wait time

Triage category	Standard wait time	Average wait time*
Urgent	14 days	#N/A
Semi-Urgent	56 days	26.5 days
Non-Urgent	84 days	84.0 days
View as a chart [PDF - 20 kB] #N/A - shown if less than six encounters * As of April 30, 2022

Urgent Assessment	Triage criteria Serious functional, mobility, cognitive or health issues that require timely attention Referral process FAX GDP and Falls Clinic Referral Form
Semi-Urgent Assessment	FAX GDP and Falls Clinic Referral Form
Non-Urgent Assessment	FAX GDP and Falls Clinic Referral Form

Urgent Assessment

Triage criteria

Serious functional, mobility, cognitive or health issues that require timely attention

Referral process
FAX GDP and Falls Clinic Referral Form

Semi-Urgent Assessment

FAX GDP and Falls Clinic Referral Form

Non-Urgent Assessment

FAX GDP and Falls Clinic Referral Form

Palliative and Therapeutic Harmonization (PATH) Clinic

Average wait time

Triage category	Standard wait time	Average wait time*
Urgent	14 days	#N/A
Semi-Urgent	21 days	#N/A
Non-Urgent	42 days	38.6 days
View as a chart [PDF - 20 kB] #N/A - shown if less than six encounters * As of April 30, 2022

Triage criteria and referral process

Urgent	Criteria (not all inclusive) Pre-operative decisions that need to be made on a timely basis for urgent medical decision making with severe decline in health status Process FAX OR MAIL Palliative and Therapeutic Harmonization (PATH) Clinic Referral Form
Semi-Urgent	FAX OR MAIL Palliative and Therapeutic Harmonization (PATH) Clinic Referral Form
Non-Urgent	FAX OR MAIL Palliative and Therapeutic Harmonization (PATH) Clinic Referral Form

Contact information and forms
Fax	902-473-7133
Mailing address	5955 Veterans’ Memorial Lane 1st Floor Camp Hill Veterans' Memorial Building Halifax, NS B3H 2E1
Geriatricians	View list of physicians
Referral forms	Geriatric Medicine Ambulatory Care Referral Form [PDF - 1.6 MB] GDH and Falls Clinic Referral Form [PDF - 70 kB] Palliative and Therapeutic Harmonization (PATH) Clinic Referral Form [PDF - 150 kB]

Learn more about our division: View the Division of Geriatric Medicine

Dalhousie University

Department of Medicine

Geriatric Medicine

Updates

Learn about triage criteria, referral processes and average wait times

Geriatric Medicine

Average wait time

Geriatric Day Program

Average wait time

Palliative and Therapeutic Harmonization (PATH) Clinic

Average wait time

Triage criteria and referral process

Contact information and forms