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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 ?
425 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
203 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
402 days
217 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)
84 days
92 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: 
July 1 - September 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hatim G Malik
North Sydney
69 days
94 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
160 days
189 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
167 days
203 days
William Oxner
Halifax
247 days
176 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
314 days
122 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
567 days
164 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
1136 days
194 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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364 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
250 days
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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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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
4 days
19 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
36 days
41 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
56 days
59 days
William Oxner
Halifax
74 days
54 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
75 days
92 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
151 days
56 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
338 days
97 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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258 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
203 days
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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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458 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: 
October 1 2019 - September 30 2020
Next Update: 
November 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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