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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 ?
232 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
187 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
126 days
54 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
146 days
67 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
232 days
241 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
254 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
323 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
---
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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
29 days
15 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
38 days
22 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
81 days
36 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
85 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
197 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
---
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: 
August 1 2018 - July 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Matthew Smith
Halifax
---
11 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
126 days
54 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
241 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
---
---
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
---
---
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
---
---
Faith Dodd
Sydney
---
---
Patrick J Casey
Halifax
---
---
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
---
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
---
---
Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
---
---
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
---
---
David T Tang
Halifax
---
---
Min S Lee
Halifax
---
---
Joel Morash
Halifax
---
---
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
---
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
---
Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
---
---
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
---
---

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
Matthew Smith
Halifax
---
8 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
28 days
24 days
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
81 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Kevin G Orrell
Sydney
---
---
Nadia L Murphy
Kentville
---
---
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
---
---
Faith Dodd
Sydney
---
---
Patrick J Casey
Halifax
---
---
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
---
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
---
---
Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
---
---
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
---
---
David T Tang
Halifax
---
---
Min S Lee
Halifax
---
---
Joel Morash
Halifax
---
---
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
---
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
---
Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
---
---
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
---
---

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 2018 - July 31 2019
Next Update: 
September 2019
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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