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Amputations

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery to remove an extremity such as a foot, arm, etc.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
388 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
159 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
388 days
61 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
288 days
201 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
650 days
60 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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35 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
41 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
30 days
11 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
28 days
26 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
90 days
26 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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---
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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20 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
31 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
December 1 2020 - November 30 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dion Davidson
Kentville
52 days
61 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
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34 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Christine Herman
Halifax
---
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Christine Herman
Halifax
---
---
Christy McKinnon
Sydney
---
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Christy McKinnon
Sydney
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
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Eric Howatt
Kentville
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Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
---
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Joel Morash
Halifax
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John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Kieron McGibney
Truro
---
41 days
Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
---
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Megan Gillis
Kentville
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---
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
---
Min S Lee
Halifax
---
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Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
---
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Patrick J Casey
Halifax
---
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Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dion Davidson
Kentville
24 days
26 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
---
16 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---
Christine Herman
Halifax
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Christine Herman
Halifax
---
---
Christy McKinnon
Sydney
---
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Christy McKinnon
Sydney
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
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Eric Howatt
Kentville
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Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
---
---
Joel Morash
Halifax
---
---
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Kieron McGibney
Truro
---
31 days
Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
---
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Megan Gillis
Kentville
---
---
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
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Min S Lee
Halifax
---
---
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
---
---
Patrick J Casey
Halifax
---
---
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
December 1 2020 - November 30 2021
Next Update: 
January 2022
Disclaimer: Hospitals and clinics across the province provide all wait time information displayed on this website. Wait times are based on historical data and do not include emergency priority cases. Current wait times experienced by some patients may be different.

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