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? 120days
Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 95days

Wait times

50th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 101
days
90
days
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- 664
days

90th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 566
days
177
days
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- 922
days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
William Oxner Halifax 99
days
75
days
Sean D Christie Halifax 106
days
71
days
Sean Barry Halifax 60
days
136
days
Raymond Andrew Glennie Halifax 170
days
97
days
P Daniel McNeely Halifax 43
days
28
days
Lutz Weise Halifax 75
days
65
days
Kevin Morash Halifax --- 664
days
Benjamin Orlik Halifax --- 426
days

90th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
William Oxner Halifax 623
days
118
days
Sean D Christie Halifax 1183
days
338
days
Sean Barry Halifax 198
days
277
days
Raymond Andrew Glennie Halifax 707
days
153
days
P Daniel McNeely Halifax 55
days
65
days
Lutz Weise Halifax 286
days
135
days
Kevin Morash Halifax --- 933
days
Benjamin Orlik Halifax --- 894
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.