Service/Procedure Summary
Surgery to remove part of the intestines using a special camera called a laparoscope that is inserted through a small cut in the skin called a port.
Wait times
50th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
10 days
|
19 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
14 days
|
23 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
17 days
|
32 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
21 days
|
28 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
27 days
|
34 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
50 days
|
21 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
28 days
|
44 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
27 days
|
45 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital | --- | --- |
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre | --- |
17 days
|
90th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
30 days
|
47 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
74 days
|
55 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
65 days
|
101 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
175 days
|
39 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
150 days
|
87 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
221 days
|
82 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
234 days
|
228 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
409 days
|
61 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital | --- | --- |
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre | --- |
28 days
|
Wait Times by Surgeon
50th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heather Poushay | Sydney |
14 days
|
13 days
|
| Nabil Nader | Amherst |
11 days
|
18 days
|
| Alicia Lamey | Sydney |
12 days
|
20 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
15 days
|
20 days
|
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst |
14 days
|
28 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
18 days
|
25 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
13 days
|
31 days
|
| Stephanie Lapierre | Sydney |
20 days
|
29 days
|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Dartmouth |
26 days
|
26 days
|
| Paul M Johnson | Halifax |
15 days
|
40 days
|
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth |
21 days
|
36 days
|
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
27 days
|
39 days
|
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
25 days
|
41 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
36 days
|
31 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
41 days
|
34 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
29 days
|
55 days
|
| Chris Kenyon | Halifax |
29 days
|
87 days
|
| Katerina Neumann | Halifax |
60 days
|
58 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro | --- |
17 days
|
| Alison Archibald | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Ashley Drohan | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Benjamin Heisler | Kentville |
24 days
|
--- |
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
21 days
|
--- |
| Christopher Murphy | Yarmouth |
21 days
|
--- |
| Clay K Butler | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Colin McWilliams | Amherst | --- | --- |
| David MacFarlane | Kentville | --- |
54 days
|
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
| F Donald Clark | Kentville | --- |
45 days
|
| James C Ellsmere | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Krista de Boer | Antigonish | --- | --- |
| Mark J Walsh | Halifax | --- | --- |
90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nabil Nader | Amherst |
20 days
|
47 days
|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Dartmouth |
39 days
|
30 days
|
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst |
47 days
|
35 days
|
| Alicia Lamey | Sydney |
41 days
|
43 days
|
| Heather Poushay | Sydney |
61 days
|
39 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
74 days
|
51 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
93 days
|
49 days
|
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
117 days
|
63 days
|
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
56 days
|
137 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
150 days
|
73 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
112 days
|
116 days
|
| Stephanie Lapierre | Sydney |
65 days
|
181 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
209 days
|
60 days
|
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth |
230 days
|
128 days
|
| Katerina Neumann | Halifax |
273 days
|
131 days
|
| Paul M Johnson | Halifax |
236 days
|
258 days
|
| Chris Kenyon | Halifax |
114 days
|
397 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
146 days
|
365 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro | --- |
28 days
|
| Alison Archibald | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Ashley Drohan | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Benjamin Heisler | Kentville |
270 days
|
--- |
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth |
175 days
|
--- |
| Christopher Murphy | Yarmouth |
28 days
|
--- |
| Clay K Butler | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Colin McWilliams | Amherst | --- | --- |
| David MacFarlane | Kentville | --- |
82 days
|
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
| F Donald Clark | Kentville | --- |
72 days
|
| James C Ellsmere | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Krista de Boer | Antigonish | --- | --- |
| Mark J Walsh | Halifax | --- | --- |
Wait Times Trends
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