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Stratégies de gestion des temps d'attente à l'HT&DFour years ago the need for accurate, relevant wait time information was identified as essential to address the issue of patients who were waiting too long for care. The Ministry of Health and Long Term Care made a commitment to report progress on reducing these wait times as well as publicly posting wait time information on its web site. (Link here) The provincial Wait Time Strategy is the information system that captures, measures and reports wait times to the provincial government. The Wait Time Strategy Initiative (WTIS) started in 2005, tracking and measuring wait times for five surgical services; cancer, cardiac, cataract, hip and knee replacements and CT and MRI procedures. In Feb 2009, this system is expanding to include all surgical service areas as well as pediatrics. In order to understand Wait Times here are answers to a few common questions: Why do we have Wait Times?
What is Wait Time?It is the amount of time you have to wait for a medical procedure. Your wait in measured from the time you procedure is booked by the surgeon until the time you receive it. If you require several procedures for your condition, each one will have its own wait time. What is a reasonable Wait Time? Wait times depend on the type of procedure required. Ontario has developed targets which may give you an idea of how long you might have to wait for treatment. How long will I wait?This depends on:
How the hospital schedules patients which depends on staff, equipment and the facilities available For more information, please contact:Bonnie Mustato, Wait Time Strategy Leader
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