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? 23days

Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 34days

Wait times

50th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	12 days	21 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	18 days	21 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	17 days	27 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	21 days	33 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	24 days	30 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	21 days	37 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	32 days	51 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	---	---
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	---	---
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	---	36 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	---	---

90th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	40 days	33 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	40 days	61 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	55 days	50 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	146 days	82 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	100 days	135 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	98 days	179 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	221 days	96 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	---	---
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	---	---
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	---	49 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	---	---

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	10 days	16 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	11 days	21 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	15 days	19 days
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	14 days	22 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	11 days	29 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	22 days	19 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	21 days	20 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	13 days	29 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	18 days	24 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	15 days	28 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	17 days	27 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	14 days	30 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	13 days	31 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	21 days	28 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	22 days	27 days
Ashley Drohan	Halifax	15 days	35 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	30 days	20 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	16 days	34 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	23 days	28 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	18 days	35 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	24 days	33 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	32 days	26 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	20 days	39 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	33 days	26 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	24 days	39 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	25 days	39 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	36 days	30 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	32 days	41 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	27 days	52 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	52 days	34 days
Chris Kenyon	Halifax	38 days	54 days
John Booth	Truro	66 days	26 days
Paul M Johnson	Halifax	36 days	61 days
Katerina Neumann	Halifax	60 days	58 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	18 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	---	17 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	---
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	34 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	---	29 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	---	53 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	---	45 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	---	12 days
James C Ellsmere	Halifax	---	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	11 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	---	---
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	---	35 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	43 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	---	---
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	---	---
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	---	36 days

90th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	27 days	38 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	40 days	28 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	30 days	41 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	22 days	54 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	36 days	40 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	32 days	45 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	33 days	46 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	41 days	46 days
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	43 days	46 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	40 days	50 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	23 days	84 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	69 days	39 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	61 days	61 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	74 days	51 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	66 days	60 days
John Booth	Truro	105 days	36 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	93 days	49 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	126 days	35 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	71 days	113 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	140 days	63 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	172 days	35 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	65 days	149 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	82 days	136 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	182 days	41 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	150 days	80 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	171 days	101 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	175 days	112 days
Ashley Drohan	Halifax	267 days	77 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	230 days	130 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	270 days	96 days
Katerina Neumann	Halifax	295 days	167 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	435 days	60 days
Chris Kenyon	Halifax	114 days	552 days
Paul M Johnson	Halifax	339 days	837 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	37 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	---	50 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	---
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	210 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	---	49 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	---	82 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	---	73 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	---	32 days
James C Ellsmere	Halifax	---	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	17 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	---	---
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	---	71 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	47 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	---	---
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	---	---
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	---	41 days

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50th	Consult - 90th	Surgery - 50th	Surgery - 90th
2023 Jan-Mar	24	121	33	170
2023 Apr-Jun	17	120	34	142
2023 Jul-Sep	20	104	29	102
2023 Oct-Dec	19	162	28	110
2024 Jan-Mar	21	136	32	92
2024 Apr-Jun	17	74	32	108
2024 Jul-Sep	20	188	30	92
2024 Oct-Dec	23	171	33	75
2025 Jan-Mar	23	150	34	136

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

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Wait Times Trends

Bowel Resection

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