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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 ?
63 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
141 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
85 days
31 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
27 days
96 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
38 days
152 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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57 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
---
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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
10 days
29 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
14 days
26 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
27 days
19 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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15 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
---
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: 
February 1 2022 - January 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
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Alison Archibald
Sydney
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57 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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---
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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---
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
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---
David Wilson
Halifax
---
---
Dion Davidson
Kentville
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39 days
Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
---
---
Joel Morash
Halifax
---
139 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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---
Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
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---
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
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---
Min S Lee
Halifax
---
27 days
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir
Truro
---
---
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir
Truro
---
---
Patrick J Casey
Halifax
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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%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
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---
Alison Archibald
Sydney
---
18 days
Andrew Hayward
New Glasgow
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---
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
---
---
David Wilson
Halifax
---
---
Dion Davidson
Kentville
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28 days
Gerald L MacKean
Halifax
---
---
Joel Morash
Halifax
---
76 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
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---
Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
---
Michael Paul Biddulph
Halifax
---
---
Min S Lee
Halifax
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19 days
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir
Truro
---
---
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir
Truro
---
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Patrick J Casey
Halifax
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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: 
February 1 2022 - January 31 2023
Next Update: 
March 2023
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.

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