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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 ?
333 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
217 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
342 days
217 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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84 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)
70 days
70 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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20 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: 
September 1 - November 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort ascending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
William Oxner
Halifax
260 days
168 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
314 days
185 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
170 days
232 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
227 days
171 days
Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
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570 days
P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
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P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
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Lutz Weise
Halifax
267 days
248 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
488 days
162 days
Hatim G Malik
North Sydney
24 days
94 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.

50%

Surgeonsort ascending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
William Oxner
Halifax
77 days
59 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
48 days
50 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
55 days
62 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
81 days
72 days
Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
---
528 days
P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
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P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
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Lutz Weise
Halifax
154 days
98 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
139 days
63 days
Hatim G Malik
North Sydney
5 days
20 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
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Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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256 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 2019 - November 30 2020
Next Update: 
January 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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