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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 ?
188 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
177 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
188 days
146 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)
55 days
68 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: 
February 1 - April 30 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort ascending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
William Oxner
Halifax
247 days
168 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
229 days
253 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
241 days
316 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
162 days
154 days
Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
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P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
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P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
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143 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
203 days
423 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
694 days
169 days
Hatim G Malik
North Sydney
42 days
94 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
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Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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291 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%

Surgeonsort ascending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
William Oxner
Halifax
68 days
91 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
48 days
39 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
38 days
92 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
67 days
67 days
Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
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P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
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P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
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76 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
56 days
54 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
160 days
64 days
Hatim G Malik
North Sydney
5 days
21 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
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Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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286 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: 
May 1 2020 - April 30 2021
Next Update: 
June 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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