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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 ?
161 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
149 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
154 days
51 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
222 days
98 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton 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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
35 days
20 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
13 days
29 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton 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 2017 - June 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
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16 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
48 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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Faith Dodd
Sydney
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Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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Patrick J Casey
Halifax
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Nabil Nader
Amherst
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Gregory Clarke
Kentville
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David G Johnston
Halifax
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Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
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Matthew Smith
Halifax
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
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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
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
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7 days
Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
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15 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
27 days
16 days
Min S Lee
Halifax
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29 days
Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
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98 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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Faith Dodd
Sydney
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Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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Patrick J Casey
Halifax
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Nabil Nader
Amherst
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Gregory Clarke
Kentville
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David G Johnston
Halifax
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Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
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Matthew Smith
Halifax
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
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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 2017 - June 30 2018
Next Update: 
August 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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