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 50% of people served within? 66days
Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 71days

Wait times

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 70
days
110
days
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- 309
days

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 402
days
243
days
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- 436
days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
P Daniel McNeely Halifax --- ---
Gwynedd Pickett Halifax --- ---
Lutz Weise Halifax 74
days
65
days
Jacob D Alant Halifax 273
days
84
days
William Oxner Halifax 100
days
91
days
Sean D Christie Halifax 32
days
93
days
Sean Barry Halifax 34
days
106
days
Raymond Andrew Glennie Halifax 111
days
136
days
Benjamin Orlik Halifax --- 363
days
Rany El-Hawary Halifax --- 408
days

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
P Daniel McNeely Halifax --- ---
Gwynedd Pickett Halifax --- ---
Jacob D Alant Halifax 961
days
141
days
Sean Barry Halifax 90
days
196
days
Raymond Andrew Glennie Halifax 401
days
265
days
Sean D Christie Halifax 276
days
284
days
Lutz Weise Halifax 426
days
329
days
William Oxner Halifax 548
days
351
days
Benjamin Orlik Halifax --- 533
days
Rany El-Hawary Halifax --- 1110
days

Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.