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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 ?
319 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
207 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
456 days
194 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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570 days
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)
72 days
60 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
392 days
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: 
October 1 - December 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hatim G Malik
Sydney
28 days
55 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
111 days
164 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
171 days
199 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
306 days
170 days
William Oxner
Halifax
260 days
220 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
456 days
95 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
440 days
303 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
382 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
---
199 days
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
Sydney
8 days
20 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
56 days
59 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
88 days
72 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
54 days
123 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
72 days
114 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
140 days
50 days
William Oxner
Halifax
96 days
110 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
314 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
---
188 days
P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
---
---
Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
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428 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: 
January 1 2019 - December 31 2019
Next Update: 
February 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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