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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 ?
280 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
197 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
245 days
195 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)
70 days
70 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: 
May 1 - July 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hatim G Malik
Sydney
57 days
64 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
63 days
171 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
160 days
133 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
201 days
141 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
576 days
72 days
William Oxner
Halifax
546 days
197 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
637 days
346 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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335 days
Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
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729 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
5 days
14 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
51 days
45 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
67 days
73 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
75 days
76 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
54 days
122 days
William Oxner
Halifax
126 days
118 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
240 days
30 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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149 days
Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
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463 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: 
August 1 2017 - July 31 2018
Next Update: 
September 2018
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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