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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%

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

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
David Hayden
Bridgewater
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George R Davis
Dartmouth
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Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
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Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
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Patrick J Casey
Halifax
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Joel Morash
Halifax
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Min S Lee
Halifax
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Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
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Dion Davidson
Kentville
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141 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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Alison Archibald
Sydney
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35 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
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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
David Hayden
Bridgewater
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George R Davis
Dartmouth
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Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
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Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
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Patrick J Casey
Halifax
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Joel Morash
Halifax
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Min S Lee
Halifax
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Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
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Dion Davidson
Kentville
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29 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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Alison Archibald
Sydney
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10 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
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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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