Service/Procedure Summary

The Division of Rheumatology at Dalhousie University provides multidisciplinary clinical care in close collaboration with dedicated clinic nurses, Dr. Sam Hickcox (a family physician with extra training in rheumatology),  as well as hospital and community-based physiotherapists, occupational therapists and pedorthists.

The wait time is for new patients and is based on the time between when the referral was received by the division and the appointment date of the patient.

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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Wait Time
Halifax
Ambulatory Care Clinic
290 days

50%

Community Facility Wait Time
Halifax
Ambulatory Care Clinic
224 days

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