Department of Medicine

Dalhousie University

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

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Geriatric Medicine

Average wait time

Triage category Standard wait time Average wait time*
Urgent 14 days 19 days
Non-Urgent 56 days 201.3 days

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#N/A - shown if less than six encounters

* Includes data up to December 31, 2023
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 #N/A
Non-Urgent 84 days #N/A

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#N/A - shown if less than six encounters

* Includes data up to September 30, 2023
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 29.9 days

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#N/A - shown if less than six encounters

* Includes data up to December 31, 2023

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

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Referral forms

 

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