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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 ?
208 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
202 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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456 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)
72 days
94 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
310 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: 
August 1 - October 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
December 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hatim G Malik
North Sydney
28 days
55 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
111 days
207 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
172 days
199 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
202 days
188 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
316 days
131 days
William Oxner
Halifax
253 days
220 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
234 days
303 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
456 days
85 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
355 days
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.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hatim G Malik
North Sydney
7 days
22 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
59 days
63 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
84 days
75 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
71 days
112 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
140 days
49 days
William Oxner
Halifax
77 days
118 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
148 days
73 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
145 days
109 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
237 days
P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
---
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Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
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355 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: 
November 1 2018 - October 31 2019
Next Update: 
December 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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