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 50% of people served within? 86days
Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 90days

Wait times

50th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 63
days
77
days
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- ---

90th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 337
days
253
days
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- ---

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
P Daniel McNeely Halifax 25
days
37
days
Lutz Weise Halifax 90
days
83
days
Sean Barry Halifax 54
days
120
days
Raymond Andrew Glennie Halifax 113
days
153
days
Sean D Christie Halifax 153
days
123
days
William Oxner Halifax 226
days
82
days
Benjamin Orlik Halifax --- 405
days
Rany El-Hawary Halifax --- 502
days

90th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
P Daniel McNeely Halifax 125
days
124
days
Lutz Weise Halifax 174
days
160
days
Sean Barry Halifax 140
days
290
days
Raymond Andrew Glennie Halifax 310
days
230
days
William Oxner Halifax 520
days
239
days
Sean D Christie Halifax 566
days
414
days
Benjamin Orlik Halifax --- 508
days
Rany El-Hawary Halifax --- 1106
days

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.