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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 ?
275 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
356 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
275 days
284 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)
53 days
92 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: 
February 1 - April 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
193 days
180 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
151 days
232 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
186 days
227 days
William Oxner
Halifax
239 days
274 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
388 days
228 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
1111 days
162 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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441 days
Hatim G Malik
Glace Bay
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98 days
P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
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P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
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Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
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723 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
William Oxner
Halifax
54 days
77 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
72 days
61 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
78 days
90 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
119 days
60 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
69 days
147 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
138 days
84 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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295 days
Hatim G Malik
Glace Bay
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41 days
P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
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P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
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Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
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517 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: 
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022
Next Update: 
June 2022
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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