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 |
7 days
|
26 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
17 days
|
18 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
18 days
|
30 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
21 days
|
29 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
25 days
|
28 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
31 days
|
33 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
35 days
|
37 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
38 days
|
47 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital | --- | --- |
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre | --- |
16 days
|
90th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
47 days
|
41 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
61 days
|
61 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
85 days
|
51 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
109 days
|
39 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
122 days
|
102 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
157 days
|
87 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
221 days
|
93 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
240 days
|
188 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
11 days
|
15 days
|
| Nabil Nader | Amherst |
7 days
|
23 days
|
| Heather Poushay | Sydney |
24 days
|
11 days
|
| Alicia Lamey | Sydney |
16 days
|
22 days
|
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth |
14 days
|
28 days
|
| Stephanie Lapierre | Sydney |
17 days
|
28 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
18 days
|
31 days
|
| Peter Sytnik | Bridgewater |
30 days
|
22 days
|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Dartmouth |
22 days
|
32 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
31 days
|
31 days
|
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
33 days
|
34 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
42 days
|
27 days
|
| Benjamin Heisler | Kentville |
23 days
|
47 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
31 days
|
40 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
47 days
|
30 days
|
| Chris Kenyon | Halifax |
30 days
|
53 days
|
| F Donald Clark | Kentville |
33 days
|
51 days
|
| Katerina Neumann | Halifax |
50 days
|
47 days
|
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
56 days
|
41 days
|
| Paul M Johnson | Halifax |
77 days
|
49 days
|
| Adam Southcott | Truro | --- | --- |
| Ahmed Jad | Truro | --- | --- |
| Alison Archibald | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Ashley Drohan | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth | --- | --- |
| Christopher Murphy | Yarmouth |
41 days
|
--- |
| Colin McWilliams | Amherst | --- | --- |
| David MacFarlane | Kentville | --- |
53 days
|
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
| Heather McFadgen | Halifax |
13 days
|
--- |
| James C Ellsmere | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Jessica Louise Mills | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Krista de Boer | Antigonish | --- | --- |
| Mark J Walsh | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Victoria Smith | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nabil Nader | Amherst |
12 days
|
41 days
|
| Peter Sytnik | Bridgewater |
44 days
|
29 days
|
| Alicia Lamey | Sydney |
36 days
|
46 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
79 days
|
51 days
|
| F Donald Clark | Kentville |
59 days
|
72 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
92 days
|
47 days
|
| Benjamin Heisler | Kentville |
75 days
|
68 days
|
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
112 days
|
56 days
|
| Stephanie Lapierre | Sydney |
26 days
|
149 days
|
| Heather Poushay | Sydney |
168 days
|
19 days
|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Dartmouth |
172 days
|
44 days
|
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth |
50 days
|
179 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
146 days
|
102 days
|
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
148 days
|
187 days
|
| Chris Kenyon | Halifax |
63 days
|
278 days
|
| Katerina Neumann | Halifax |
273 days
|
121 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
285 days
|
136 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
369 days
|
66 days
|
| Paul M Johnson | Halifax |
98 days
|
362 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
435 days
|
113 days
|
| Adam Southcott | Truro | --- | --- |
| Ahmed Jad | Truro | --- | --- |
| Alison Archibald | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Ashley Drohan | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth | --- | --- |
| Christopher Murphy | Yarmouth |
57 days
|
--- |
| Colin McWilliams | Amherst | --- | --- |
| David MacFarlane | Kentville | --- |
82 days
|
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
| Heather McFadgen | Halifax |
20 days
|
--- |
| James C Ellsmere | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Jessica Louise Mills | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Krista de Boer | Antigonish | --- | --- |
| Mark J Walsh | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Victoria Smith | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
Wait Times Trends
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