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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 ?
291 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
183 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
243 days
43 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
300 days
128 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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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
7 days
16 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
36 days
34 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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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: 
November 1 2017 - October 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
December 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Dion Davidson
Kentville
20 days
34 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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William K Beveridge
Kentville
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Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
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Matthew Smith
Halifax
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Joel Morash
Halifax
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Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
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Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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Faith Dodd
Sydney
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Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
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57 days
Patrick J Casey
Halifax
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Min S Lee
Halifax
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37 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
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Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
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185 days
Alison Archibald
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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Dion Davidson
Kentville
7 days
18 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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William K Beveridge
Kentville
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Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
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Matthew Smith
Halifax
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Joel Morash
Halifax
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Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
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Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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Faith Dodd
Sydney
---
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Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
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18 days
Patrick J Casey
Halifax
---
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Min S Lee
Halifax
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34 days
David G Johnston
Halifax
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Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
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128 days
Alison Archibald
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: 
November 1 2017 - October 31 2018
Next Update: 
December 2018
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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