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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 ?
196 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
191 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
203 days
154 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)
99 days
117 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: 
April 1 - June 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hatim G Malik
North Sydney
32 days
72 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
124 days
115 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
190 days
191 days
William Oxner
Halifax
235 days
172 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
250 days
170 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
314 days
139 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
387 days
133 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
382 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
1136 days
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Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
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570 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
5 days
21 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
52 days
59 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
73 days
52 days
William Oxner
Halifax
88 days
50 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
115 days
49 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
73 days
100 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
196 days
122 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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265 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
203 days
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Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
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456 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: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Next Update: 
August 2020
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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