Bowel Resection

Service/Procedure Summary

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

Consult Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 22days

Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 31days

Wait times

50th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	12 days	23 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	20 days	19 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	15 days	27 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	21 days	36 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	49 days	31 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	60 days	48 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	---	---
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	---	---
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	---	---
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	---	26 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	---	33 days

90th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	26 days	47 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	97 days	43 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	182 days	44 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	169 days	80 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	161 days	113 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	402 days	103 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	---	---
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	---	---
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	---	---
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	---	47 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	---	43 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Heather Poushay	Sydney	19 days	11 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	13 days	20 days
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	15 days	24 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	13 days	26 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	21 days	19 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	15 days	26 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	14 days	27 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	22 days	20 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	18 days	25 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	17 days	27 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	14 days	30 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	14 days	31 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	18 days	28 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	17 days	31 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	19 days	30 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	22 days	27 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	22 days	28 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	14 days	40 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	27 days	27 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	22 days	33 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	21 days	35 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	26 days	31 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	26 days	33 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	27 days	35 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	26 days	37 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	33 days	30 days
John Booth	Truro	43 days	24 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	43 days	32 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	31 days	44 days
Chris Kenyon	Halifax	30 days	47 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	31 days	51 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	48 days	34 days
Ashley Drohan	Halifax	45 days	46 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	56 days	45 days
Katerina Neumann	Halifax	65 days	47 days
Paul M Johnson	Halifax	91 days	66 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	---	---
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	16 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	---	29 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	28 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	---
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	---
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	---	29 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	---	53 days
James C Ellsmere	Halifax	---	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	11 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	---	---
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	---	---
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	---	27 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	47 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	---	---
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	---	---
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	---	---

90th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	31 days	34 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	40 days	28 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	27 days	43 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	28 days	45 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	22 days	54 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	36 days	47 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	27 days	66 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	38 days	59 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	57 days	47 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	57 days	50 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	66 days	60 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	79 days	51 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	59 days	73 days
John Booth	Truro	105 days	34 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	93 days	49 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	75 days	68 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	63 days	81 days
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	113 days	40 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	112 days	63 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	168 days	12 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	52 days	139 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	80 days	128 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	165 days	49 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	65 days	149 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	182 days	44 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	127 days	113 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	171 days	101 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	214 days	73 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	224 days	80 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	260 days	71 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	221 days	136 days
Ashley Drohan	Halifax	267 days	108 days
Katerina Neumann	Halifax	300 days	167 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	435 days	88 days
Chris Kenyon	Halifax	85 days	476 days
Paul M Johnson	Halifax	244 days	642 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	---	---
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	28 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	---	57 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	40 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	---
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	---
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	---	43 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	---	82 days
James C Ellsmere	Halifax	---	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	24 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	---	---
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	---	---
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	---	71 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	47 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	---	---
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	---	---
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	---	---

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50th	Consult - 90th	Surgery - 50th	Surgery - 90th
2023 Apr-Jun	17	120	34	142
2023 Jul-Sep	20	104	29	102
2023 Oct-Dec	18	162	28	110
2024 Jan-Mar	21	136	32	92
2024 Apr-Jun	18	74	32	108
2024 Jul-Sep	21	188	30	92
2024 Oct-Dec	23	159	33	75
2025 Jan-Mar	25	164	34	136
2025 Apr-Jun	22	158	31	96

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.

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Bowel Resection

Service/Procedure Summary

Wait times

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Wait Times by Surgeon

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Wait Times Trends

Bowel Resection

Service/Procedure Summary

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Wait Times by Surgeon

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