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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 ?
175 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
143 days
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Wait Times

90%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
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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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
222 days
98 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
154 days
51 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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25 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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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%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
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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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
13 days
30 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
27 days
20 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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14 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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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: 
August 1 2017 - July 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Nabil Nader
Amherst
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Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
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David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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Matthew Smith
Halifax
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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Patrick J Casey
Halifax
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David G Johnston
Halifax
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---
Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
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57 days
Min S Lee
Halifax
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34 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
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174 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
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Dion Davidson
Kentville
35 days
37 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
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16 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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Faith Dodd
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 Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Nabil Nader
Amherst
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Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
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David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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Matthew Smith
Halifax
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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Patrick J Casey
Halifax
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David G Johnston
Halifax
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Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
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15 days
Min S Lee
Halifax
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31 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
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98 days
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
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Dion Davidson
Kentville
18 days
18 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
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7 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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Faith Dodd
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: 
August 1 2017 - July 31 2018
Next Update: 
September 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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