Wait Time - Surgical Wait Time in New Brunswick


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Wait Time

In New Brunswick, surgical wait time begins when you and your surgeon determine you need surgery and you are ready to receive the surgery. The wait time ends when your surgery is performed.

The wait times on this page provide you with information on how long you might wait for surgery. If you have questions about your wait time, please contact the access management office at the facility where your surgery will be done. If you have concerns about the length of time you have been waiting, please contact your family physician or your surgeon to discuss further options.

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CampbelltonCampbellton Regional Hospital79 day(s)180 day(s)
EdmundstonEdmundston Regional Hospital94 day(s)211 day(s)
FrederictonDr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital270 day(s)372 day(s)
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Grand FallsGrand Falls General Hospital  
MiramichiMiramichi Regional Hospital427 day(s)652 day(s)
MiramichiMiramichi Cataract Surgical Center  
MonctonDr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre300 day(s)391 day(s)
MonctonMoncton Hospital224 day(s)470 day(s)
OromoctoOromocto Public Hospital  
SackvilleSackville Memorial Hospital  
Saint JohnSt. Joseph's Hospital250 day(s)320 day(s)
Saint JohnSaint John Regional Hospital171 day(s)335 day(s)
SussexSussex Health Centre  
WatervilleUpper River Valley Hospital292 day(s)350 day(s)
Province-wideAll Facilities227 day(s)391 day(s)


Please note: data from January – March 2020 onwards should be viewed with caution as wait times have been directly impacted due to COVID-19.

Wait times above are for surgeries completed from July 2023 to September 2023. Wait times are calculated from the date that the patient and physician agree to the surgery and the patient is ready to receive it to the date of the completion of surgery and are collected through the Surgical Access Registry. These statistics do not include emergency surgeries. Timeframes during which the patient was not available to have surgery are excluded from the wait time calculations.

*For privacy concerns, some data is not shown because of low volumes.

Information in the Surgical Access Registry comes directly from facilities throughout NB. The accuracy of the registry is entirely dependent on the data submitted by the facilities. The Department of Health assumes no liability for the hospital information.

Website data was last updated on October 16, 2023. This website is updated on a quarterly basis; the next update will take place in January 2024.