Wait Times
What is the wait time?
Referral to see a radiation oncologist:
On average you can expect to wait*:
17 days from the time your referral is received at the PEI Cancer Treatment Centre to seeing a radiation oncologist.
About 20% of patients referred to...
What is the wait time to have a CT scan?
On average, you can expect to wait*:
Emergency patients: Done immediately
Urgent patients: 13 days
Semi-urgent patients: 23 days
Non-urgent (or routine) patients: 30 days
How are CT scans prioritized...
What is the wait time to have a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan?
On average, you can expect to wait*:
Emergency patients: Done immediatelyUrgent patients: 7 days
Semi-urgent patients: 22 days
Non-urgent (or routine) patients: 75 days
How...
Wait times for surgery can vary. Some surgeons can have longer wait times than others. Your choice of surgeon is made by you and your family doctor while considering their current wait times and your particular needs.
Surgery wait times are available...
What is the wait time to have an ultrasound?
On average, you can expect to wait*:
Emergency patients: Done immediately
Urgent patients: 19 days
Semi-urgent patients: 52 days
Non-urgent (or routine) patients: 206 days
The Ultrasound Department...
Current wait-times are updated every five minutes.
Emergency Department (ED) wait times are available for the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (Charlottetown), Prince County Hospital (Summerside), Western Hospital (Alberton) and Kings County Memorial Hospital (...
Reducing wait times and improving timely access to health services is important to Health PEI. As a patient, client or resident in the health care system, you may have to wait to see a primary care provider or a specialist, to have a test, for surgery or...