Service/Procedure Summary

The removal of part of the stomach to make it smaller so that food intake is restricted. The wait times shown begin after completion of the Obesity Network program in Halifax. 

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
154 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
378 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
154 days
378 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
114 days
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50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
58 days
250 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
59 days
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Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
168 days
383 days
Halifax
134 days
113 days

50%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
58 days
272 days
Halifax
87 days
28 days

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