Service/Procedure Summary

This surgical procedure removes all or part of the small or large intestine.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
125 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
146 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
30 days
43 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
61 days
41 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
68 days
90 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
132 days
44 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
125 days
60 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
128 days
58 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
57 days
132 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
28 days
161 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
157 days
201 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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44 days

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
10 days
26 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
21 days
21 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
17 days
28 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
28 days
28 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
21 days
36 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
24 days
38 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
26 days
36 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
35 days
36 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
15 days
57 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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38 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
15 days
31 days
Halifax
28 days
51 days
Yarmouth
23 days
57 days
Halifax
27 days
62 days
Bridgewater
43 days
47 days
Halifax
70 days
31 days
Antigonish
49 days
53 days
Kentville
42 days
66 days
Truro
27 days
93 days
Amherst
28 days
94 days
Sydney
94 days
46 days
Kentville
83 days
79 days
Halifax
123 days
41 days
Antigonish
88 days
77 days
Halifax
159 days
25 days
Bridgewater
80 days
107 days
Dartmouth
47 days
163 days
Amherst
32 days
188 days
Sydney
28 days
205 days
Kentville
98 days
141 days
Bridgewater
84 days
178 days
Dartmouth
169 days
95 days
Dartmouth
84 days
188 days
Sydney
248 days
50 days
Halifax
157 days
146 days
Yarmouth
21 days
287 days
Halifax
57 days
272 days
Dartmouth
76 days
441 days
New Glasgow
489 days
68 days
Halifax
91 days
610 days
Antigonish
623 days
89 days
Halifax
503 days
413 days
Truro
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Sydney
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33 days
Kentville
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Yarmouth
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90 days
New Glasgow
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Halifax
---
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New Glasgow
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43 days
Sydney
---
77 days
Amherst
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22 days
Halifax
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Kentville
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44 days
Bridgewater
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22 days
Halifax
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Truro
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29 days
Bridgewater
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Truro
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Truro
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Sydney
---
20 days
Halifax
---
21 days
Sydney
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Dartmouth
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132 days

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
7 days
9 days
Halifax
10 days
10 days
Halifax
12 days
21 days
Halifax
13 days
25 days
Amherst
11 days
27 days
Halifax
27 days
16 days
Sydney
24 days
21 days
Sydney
25 days
21 days
Dartmouth
13 days
33 days
Kentville
11 days
36 days
Yarmouth
7 days
42 days
Bridgewater
14 days
35 days
Bridgewater
16 days
34 days
Halifax
33 days
19 days
Sydney
32 days
20 days
Dartmouth
13 days
41 days
Halifax
18 days
37 days
Amherst
14 days
42 days
Truro
14 days
43 days
Kentville
23 days
34 days
Antigonish
24 days
34 days
Halifax
43 days
19 days
Dartmouth
22 days
43 days
Halifax
15 days
52 days
Kentville
27 days
42 days
Bridgewater
27 days
43 days
Antigonish
35 days
36 days
Halifax
14 days
57 days
Antigonish
60 days
27 days
New Glasgow
65 days
33 days
Halifax
65 days
42 days
Dartmouth
76 days
32 days
Truro
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Sydney
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22 days
Kentville
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Yarmouth
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27 days
New Glasgow
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Halifax
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New Glasgow
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29 days
Sydney
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34 days
Amherst
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12 days
Halifax
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Kentville
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26 days
Bridgewater
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21 days
Halifax
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Truro
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15 days
Bridgewater
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Truro
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Truro
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Sydney
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14 days
Halifax
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15 days
Sydney
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Dartmouth
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37 days

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