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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 ?
373 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
86 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
45 days
90 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
288 days
49 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
609 days
168 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
311 days
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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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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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30 days
Windsor
Hants Community 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)
19 days
13 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
13 days
29 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
18 days
25 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
68 days
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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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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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17 days
Windsor
Hants Community 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: 
June 1 2020 - May 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Alison Archibald
Sydney
23 days
34 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
52 days
49 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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Christine Herman
Halifax
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Christine Herman
Halifax
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Kieron McGibney
Truro
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Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
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Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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Min S Lee
Halifax
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24 days
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
Alison Archibald
Sydney
13 days
21 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
15 days
26 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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Christine Herman
Halifax
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Christine Herman
Halifax
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Kieron McGibney
Truro
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Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
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Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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Min S Lee
Halifax
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10 days
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.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
June 1 2020 - May 31 2021
Next Update: 
July 2021
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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