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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 ?
241 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
179 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
146 days
56 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
241 days
179 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
243 days
34 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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254 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Halifax
IWK 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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
41 days
16 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
57 days
30 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
100 days
39 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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127 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Halifax
IWK 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: 
March 1 2018 - February 28 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Dion Davidson
Kentville
126 days
34 days
Joel Morash
Halifax
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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William K Beveridge
Kentville
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Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Matthew Smith
Halifax
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Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
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Faith Dodd
Sydney
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Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
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David G Johnston
Halifax
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Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
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Min S Lee
Halifax
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Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
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Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
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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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Dion Davidson
Kentville
38 days
19 days
Joel Morash
Halifax
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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William K Beveridge
Kentville
---
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Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
---
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---
Matthew Smith
Halifax
---
---
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
---
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
---
---
Faith Dodd
Sydney
---
---
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
---
---
Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
---
---
David G Johnston
Halifax
---
---
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
---
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Min S Lee
Halifax
---
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Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
---
---
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
---
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
---
---
Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
---
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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: 
March 1 2018 - February 28 2019
Next Update: 
April 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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