Department of Medicine

Dalhousie University

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

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

Wait times, January-March 2025

Triage category Standard wait time Average wait time

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Urgent 7 days #N/A
Semi-Urgent 42 days 148 days
Non-Urgent * 120 days 180 days

#N/A - shown if less than six encounters

* Range dependent on subspecialty clinic

Triage criteria and referral process for physicians

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Consults are triaged into the following subspecialty categories:

  • Amputee
  • Musculoskeletal
  • Neuromuscular
  • Orthotics
  • Spinal Cord
  • Stroke
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
Urgent
Criteria (not all inclusive)
  • Sudden and marked decline in function
  • Post-acute stroke rehabilitation (inclusive of all subspecialty categories)
  • Post SCI
Process
1) FAX referral marked URGENT
  • Medications
  • Current x-rays
  • Recent lab results
Semi-Urgent
Criteria (not all inclusive)
  • Decline in function over weeks to months
  • Acute musculo-skeletal impairments
  • Amputation
Process
1) FAX or mail referral
  • Medications
  • Current x-rays
  • Recent lab results
Non-Urgent
Criteria (not all inclusive)
  • Assessment and management of the above subspecialty categories
Process
1) FAX or mail referral
  • Medications
  • Current x-rays
  • Recent lab results

 

Contact information
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

 

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