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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 ?
174 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
146 days
67 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
241 days
183 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
243 days
54 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
323 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
---
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
254 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional 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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
29 days
29 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
41 days
19 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
81 days
36 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
197 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
---
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
22 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional 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 2018 - May 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Dion Davidson
Kentville
126 days
54 days
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
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Joel Morash
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Faith Dodd
Sydney
---
---
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
---
---
Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
---
---
Min S Lee
Halifax
---
---
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
---
---
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
---
Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
---
---
Matthew Smith
Halifax
---
9 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
---
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
---
---
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
---
---
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
---
---

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
35 days
21 days
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
---
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---
Joel Morash
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Faith Dodd
Sydney
---
---
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
---
---
Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
---
---
Min S Lee
Halifax
---
---
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
---
---
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
---
Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
---
---
Matthew Smith
Halifax
---
7 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
---
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
---
---
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
---
---
Kevin G Orrell
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 2018 - May 31 2019
Next Update: 
July 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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