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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 ?
129 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
260 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
22 days
48 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
43 days
55 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
129 days
364 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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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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292 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
14 days
14 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
18 days
19 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
43 days
15 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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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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163 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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: 
May 1 2019 - April 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dion Davidson
Kentville
43 days
55 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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David T Tang
Halifax
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Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
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---
Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
---
12 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
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Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
---
528 days
Matthew Smith
Halifax
---
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
260 days
Min S Lee
Halifax
---
22 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
---
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Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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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
16 days
19 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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David T Tang
Halifax
---
---
Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
---
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Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
---
6 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
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Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
---
504 days
Matthew Smith
Halifax
---
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
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Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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32 days
Min S Lee
Halifax
---
10 days
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
---
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Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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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: 
May 1 2019 - April 30 2020
Next Update: 
June 2020
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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