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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 ?
211 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
136 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
212 days
122 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 Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
80 days
53 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 - February 29 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
449 days
96 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
306 days
170 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
203 days
199 days
Hatim G Malik
Sydney
32 days
71 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
116 days
164 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
314 days
234 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
382 days
William Oxner
Halifax
211 days
193 days
Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
---
632 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
172 days
199 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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
136 days
46 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
189 days
125 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
153 days
188 days
Hatim G Malik
Sydney
8 days
21 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
57 days
59 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
56 days
59 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
314 days
William Oxner
Halifax
74 days
65 days
Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
---
456 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
71 days
107 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: 
March 1 2019 - February 29 2020
Next Update: 
April 2020
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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