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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 ?
234 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
43 days
40 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
22 days
86 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
455 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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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General 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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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
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
15 days
19 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
14 days
23 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
31 days
16 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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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General 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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91 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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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: 
October 1 2019 - September 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
23 days
28 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
43 days
40 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
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David T Tang
Halifax
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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
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Karl John Logan
Halifax
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Kieron McGibney
Truro
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Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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Min S Lee
Halifax
---
22 days
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
13 days
19 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
16 days
23 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
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David T Tang
Halifax
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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
---
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Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
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Kieron McGibney
Truro
---
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Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
---
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
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Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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Min S Lee
Halifax
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10 days
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: 
October 1 2019 - September 30 2020
Next Update: 
November 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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