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

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
246 days
196 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)
77 days
83 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: 
November 1 - January 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hatim G Malik
North Sydney
62 days
64 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
162 days
93 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
150 days
133 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
180 days
157 days
William Oxner
Halifax
248 days
216 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
234 days
253 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
615 days
75 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
339 days
P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
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Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
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715 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
6 days
20 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
51 days
46 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
45 days
65 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
71 days
84 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
49 days
127 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
184 days
34 days
William Oxner
Halifax
106 days
141 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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181 days
P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
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Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
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183 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: 
February 1 2018 - January 31 2019
Next Update: 
March 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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