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 ?
426 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
307 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
426 days
292 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
70 days
96 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
179 days
304 days
Halifax
275 days
280 days
Halifax
300 days
337 days
Halifax
316 days
326 days
Halifax
414 days
374 days
Halifax
1060 days
139 days
Halifax
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529 days
Halifax
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799 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
35 days
167 days
Halifax
47 days
81 days
Halifax
49 days
109 days
Halifax
70 days
120 days
Halifax
100 days
142 days
Halifax
302 days
67 days
Halifax
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323 days
Halifax
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563 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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