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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%

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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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
300 days
128 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
243 days
43 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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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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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
36 days
34 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
7 days
16 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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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: 
November 1 2017 - October 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
December 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
David G Johnston
Halifax
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Joel Morash
Halifax
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Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
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57 days
Min S Lee
Halifax
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37 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
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185 days
Matthew Smith
Halifax
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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Patrick J Casey
Halifax
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Dion Davidson
Kentville
20 days
34 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
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Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
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Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
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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
David G Johnston
Halifax
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Joel Morash
Halifax
---
---
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
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18 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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128 days
Matthew Smith
Halifax
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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Patrick J Casey
Halifax
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Dion Davidson
Kentville
7 days
18 days
William K Beveridge
Kentville
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Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
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Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
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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: 
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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