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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 ?
155 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
243 days
68 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
300 days
104 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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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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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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 Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
7 days
20 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
25 days
29 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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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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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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: 
October 1 2017 - September 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Dion Davidson
Kentville
20 days
34 days
Min S Lee
Halifax
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34 days
Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
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57 days
Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
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174 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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Patrick J Casey
Halifax
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Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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David G Johnston
Halifax
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Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
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Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
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Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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Matthew Smith
Halifax
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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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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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 Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
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15 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
7 days
18 days
Min S Lee
Halifax
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29 days
Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
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113 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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Patrick J Casey
Halifax
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Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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David G Johnston
Halifax
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Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
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Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
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Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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Matthew Smith
Halifax
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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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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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: 
October 1 2017 - September 30 2018
Next Update: 
November 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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