Department of Medicine Faculty of Medicine

Geriatric Medicine

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)

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)

Referral process
FAX Geriatric Medicine Ambulatory Care Referral Form

Triage category	Standard wait time	Average wait time*
Urgent	14 days	25.8 days
Non-Urgent	56 days	146.7 days
View as a chart [PDF - 20 kB] #N/A - shown if less than six encounters * Posted February 3, 2021

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

Non-Urgent Assessment

Triage category	Standard wait time	Average wait time*
Urgent	14 days	#N/A
Semi-Urgent	56 days	37.1 days
Non-Urgent	84 days	159.6 days
View as a chart [PDF - 20 kB] #N/A - shown if less than six encounters * Posted February 3, 2021

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

Triage category	Standard wait time	Average wait time*
Urgent	14 days	5.0 days
Semi-Urgent	21 days	#N/A
Non-Urgent	42 days	52.5 days
View as a chart [PDF - 20 kB] #N/A - shown if less than six encounters * Posted February 3, 2021

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]