Department of Medicine Faculty of Medicine

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

PM&R wait times

Triage category	Standard wait time	Average wait time*
Urgent	7 days	26.1 days
Semi-Urgent	42 days	140.4 days
Non-Urgent	120 days	175.8 days**

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* Posted October 30, 2018
** Range dependent on subspecialty clinic

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

Triage criteria and referral process for physicians

Consults are triaged into the following subspecialty categories:

Stroke
Orthotics
Musculoskeletal
Spinal Cord
Amputee
Traumatic Brain Injury
Neuromuscular

Triage category	Triage criteria (not all inclusive)	Referral process	Facilitators
Urgent	Sudden and marked decline in function Post-acute stroke rehabilitation (inclusive of all subspecialty categories) Post SCI	FAX referral marked URGENT	Medications Current x-rays Recent lab results
Semi-Urgent	Decline in function over weeks to months Acute musculo-skeletal impairments Amputation	Fax or mail referral	Medications Current x-rays Recent lab results
Non-Urgent	Assessment and management of the above subspecialty categories	Fax or mail referral	Medications Current x-rays Recent lab results

Contact information

	PM&R referrals
Fax	902-425-6466
Mailing address	Division of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 1341 Summer Street Room 212 NS Rehab Centre Halifax, NS B3H 4K4
Physiatrists	View list of physicians

Learn more about our division: View the Division of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Department of Medicine
Dalhousie University & Nova Scotia Health Authority
QEII Health Sciences Centre, VG Site
Suite 442 Bethune Building
1276 South Park Street
Halifax, NS B3H 2Y9
902-473-2379