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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 ?
314 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
229 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
314 days
209 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)
108 days
62 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: 
September 1 - November 30 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hatim G Malik
Sydney
13 days
106 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
164 days
124 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
186 days
227 days
William Oxner
Halifax
230 days
197 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
125 days
423 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
440 days
113 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
510 days
176 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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329 days
P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
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P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
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Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
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633 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
7 days
25 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
64 days
61 days
William Oxner
Halifax
59 days
84 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
58 days
92 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
115 days
39 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
80 days
85 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
115 days
66 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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289 days
P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
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P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
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Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
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434 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: 
December 1 2020 - November 30 2021
Next Update: 
January 2022
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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