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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 ?
243 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
183 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
243 days
34 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
294 days
128 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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254 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
7 days
14 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
57 days
33 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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226 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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 2017 - November 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dion Davidson
Kentville
20 days
34 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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David G Johnston
Halifax
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Faith Dodd
Sydney
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Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
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Joel Morash
Halifax
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Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
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185 days
Matthew Smith
Halifax
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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Min S Lee
Halifax
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37 days
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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William K Beveridge
Kentville
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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
7 days
18 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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David G Johnston
Halifax
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Faith Dodd
Sydney
---
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Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
---
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Joel Morash
Halifax
---
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Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
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Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
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151 days
Matthew Smith
Halifax
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
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Min S Lee
Halifax
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34 days
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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William K Beveridge
Kentville
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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 2017 - November 30 2018
Next Update: 
January 2019
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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