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

90%

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