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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 ?
413 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
336 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
413 days
308 days
Halifax
IWK 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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
81 days
112 days
Halifax
IWK 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: 
October 1 - December 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sean Barry
Halifax
213 days
304 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
246 days
280 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
300 days
298 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
316 days
326 days
William Oxner
Halifax
324 days
374 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
966 days
134 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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529 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
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P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
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Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
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799 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
Lutz Weise
Halifax
48 days
83 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
69 days
95 days
William Oxner
Halifax
66 days
139 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
46 days
171 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
107 days
143 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
298 days
65 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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323 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
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P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
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Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
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563 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: 
January 1 2022 - December 31 2022
Next Update: 
February 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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