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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 ?
235 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
122 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
250 days
122 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)
88 days
55 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: 
January 1 - March 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hatim G Malik
Sydney
32 days
71 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
116 days
162 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
172 days
199 days
William Oxner
Halifax
211 days
193 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
306 days
170 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
314 days
204 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
427 days
100 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
382 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
---
199 days
Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
---
632 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
Sydney
8 days
22 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
56 days
59 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
56 days
59 days
William Oxner
Halifax
74 days
57 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
70 days
105 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
132 days
45 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
258 days
125 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
314 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
---
145 days
Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
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469 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: 
April 1 2019 - March 31 2020
Next Update: 
May 2020
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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