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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 ?
275 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
193 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
250 days
193 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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55 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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
71 days
83 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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34 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: 
June 1 - August 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hatim G Malik
North Sydney
11 days
55 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
111 days
185 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
172 days
186 days
William Oxner
Halifax
233 days
237 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
279 days
300 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
533 days
92 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
521 days
131 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
347 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
---
---
P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
---
---
Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
---
505 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
7 days
22 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
50 days
65 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
84 days
92 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
77 days
111 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
149 days
44 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
112 days
81 days
William Oxner
Halifax
88 days
128 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
194 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
---
---
P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
---
---
Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
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234 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 2018 - August 31 2019
Next Update: 
October 2019
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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