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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 ?
198 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
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
37 days
141 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
63 days
71 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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31 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen 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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
16 days
29 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
22 days
15 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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20 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen 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: 
July 1 2021 - June 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Kieron McGibney
Truro
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
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Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
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Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
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---
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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Min S Lee
Halifax
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Alison Archibald
Sydney
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35 days
Patrick J Casey
Halifax
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Joel Morash
Halifax
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Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
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---
David Hayden
Bridgewater
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Dion Davidson
Kentville
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141 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
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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
Kieron McGibney
Truro
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
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Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
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Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
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Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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Min S Lee
Halifax
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Alison Archibald
Sydney
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10 days
Patrick J Casey
Halifax
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Joel Morash
Halifax
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Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
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---
David Hayden
Bridgewater
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Dion Davidson
Kentville
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29 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
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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: 
July 1 2021 - June 30 2022
Next Update: 
August 2022
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.

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