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Back Surgery (Adult)

Service/Procedure Summary

Adult patients are 16 years old or older. This category includes procedures that relieve pressure on the nerves in the spine, including laminectomy, discectomy, insertion or upgrade of a generator and lead, fusion, vertebrectomy, cordotomy, and excision of a spinal cord tumor.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
420 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
224 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
420 days
147 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
553 days
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 Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
129 days
71 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
356 days
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: 
May 1 - July 31 2017
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2017

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hatim G Malik
North Sydney
31 days
56 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
133 days
69 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
121 days
94 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
145 days
134 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
227 days
184 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
607 days
71 days
William Oxner
Halifax
674 days
105 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
1042 days
267 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
430 days
P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
---
---
Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
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553 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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hatim G Malik
North Sydney
10 days
11 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
48 days
58 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
87 days
46 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
79 days
67 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
130 days
38 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
101 days
110 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
143 days
85 days
William Oxner
Halifax
201 days
45 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
182 days
P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
---
---
Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
---
433 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: 
August 1 2016 - July 31 2017
Next Update: 
September 2017
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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