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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 ?
77 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
268 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
43 days
27 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
51 days
86 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
489 days
318 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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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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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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292 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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 Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
15 days
19 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
19 days
16 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
12 days
23 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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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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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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84 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Alison Archibald
Sydney
23 days
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Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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Christine Herman
Halifax
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Christine Herman
Halifax
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Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
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David T Tang
Halifax
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David T Tang
Halifax
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Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
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Dion Davidson
Kentville
43 days
27 days
Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
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Kieron McGibney
Truro
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Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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Min S Lee
Halifax
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22 days

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%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Alison Archibald
Sydney
9 days
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Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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Christine Herman
Halifax
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Christine Herman
Halifax
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Christopher Hamilton
Sydney
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David T Tang
Halifax
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David T Tang
Halifax
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Dennis Todd Boudreau
New Glasgow
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Dion Davidson
Kentville
14 days
19 days
Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
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Kieron McGibney
Truro
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Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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Min S Lee
Halifax
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13 days

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: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Next Update: 
January 2021
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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