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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 ?
315 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
203 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)
296 days
196 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)
71 days
72 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: 
April 1 - June 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hatim G Malik
Sydney
57 days
64 days
Simon Walling
Halifax
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Sean Barry
Halifax
201 days
141 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
885 days
346 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
576 days
75 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
53 days
171 days
P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
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Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
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729 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
154 days
132 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
335 days
William Oxner
Halifax
546 days
197 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
Hatim G Malik
Sydney
5 days
14 days
Simon Walling
Halifax
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Sean Barry
Halifax
76 days
76 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
80 days
127 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
238 days
30 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
33 days
46 days
P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
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Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
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553 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
72 days
79 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
---
160 days
William Oxner
Halifax
125 days
111 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: 
July 1 2017 - June 30 2018
Next Update: 
August 2018
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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