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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 ?
314 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
215 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
314 days
215 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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 Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
91 days
95 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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: 
September 1 - November 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hatim G Malik
Sydney
50 days
64 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
162 days
94 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
150 days
133 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
185 days
157 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
137 days
290 days
William Oxner
Halifax
248 days
209 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
610 days
57 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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335 days
P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
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Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
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715 days
Simon Walling
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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hatim G Malik
Sydney
3 days
20 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
51 days
46 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
44 days
66 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
77 days
82 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
45 days
118 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
196 days
31 days
William Oxner
Halifax
106 days
140 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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104 days
P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
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Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
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310 days
Simon Walling
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: 
December 1 2017 - November 30 2018
Next Update: 
January 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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