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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 ?
191 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
123 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
191 days
111 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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37 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)
51 days
47 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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25 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 - February 28 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hatim G Malik
North Sydney
24 days
94 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
203 days
187 days
William Oxner
Halifax
260 days
168 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
203 days
248 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
191 days
297 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
248 days
276 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
519 days
166 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
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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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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
21 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
48 days
45 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
59 days
51 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
38 days
92 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
69 days
68 days
William Oxner
Halifax
54 days
84 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
139 days
63 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
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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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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: 
March 1 2020 - February 28 2021
Next Update: 
April 2021
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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