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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 ?
245 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
210 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
192 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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633 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)
84 days
80 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
278 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: 
June 1 - August 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hatim G Malik
Sydney
24 days
98 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
189 days
131 days
William Oxner
Halifax
219 days
178 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
186 days
235 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
125 days
423 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
440 days
116 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
694 days
166 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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291 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
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P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
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P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
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Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
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633 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
7 days
23 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
82 days
41 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
63 days
66 days
William Oxner
Halifax
49 days
82 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
67 days
70 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
52 days
90 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
132 days
60 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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285 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
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P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
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P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
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Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
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467 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: 
September 1 2020 - August 31 2021
Next Update: 
October 2021
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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