Bowel Resection - Laparoscopic | Nova Scotia Wait Time Information

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.

Consult Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 20days

Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 30days

Wait times

50%

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	16 days	32 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	42 days	27 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	13 days	18 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	14 days	27 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	---	---
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	33 days	33 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	42 days	36 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	---	---
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	18 days	24 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	---	35 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	8 days	33 days

90%

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	70 days	110 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	82 days	41 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	34 days	93 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	57 days	79 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	---	---
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	146 days	114 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	364 days	88 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	---	---
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	109 days	51 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	---	175 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	22 days	161 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50%

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	44 days	43 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	---	---
Nabil Nader	Amherst	10 days	20 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	44 days	26 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	---	---
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	35 days	29 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Bridgewater	14 days	18 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	14 days	---
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	16 days	30 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	---
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	9 days	22 days
Chris Kenyon	Halifax	53 days	47 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	43 days	35 days
Katerina Neumann	Halifax	29 days	31 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	---	---
Paul M Johnson	Halifax	27 days	27 days
Ashley Drohan	Halifax	---	---
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	17 days	32 days
James C Ellsmere	Halifax	---	---
F Donald Clark	Kentville	---	42 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	34 days	34 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	---	22 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	61 days	38 days
Chakshu Sharma	New Glasgow	---	---
Heather Poushay	Sydney	---	28 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	16 days	28 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	23 days	21 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	22 days	26 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	---	---
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir	Truro	---	45 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	---
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	---
Oleg Lefel	Yarmouth	---	---
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	---	---

90%

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	82 days	110 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	---	---
Nabil Nader	Amherst	20 days	54 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	49 days	83 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	---	---
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	140 days	36 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Bridgewater	20 days	25 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	251 days	---
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	104 days	48 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	---
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	52 days	73 days
Chris Kenyon	Halifax	86 days	391 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	155 days	53 days
Katerina Neumann	Halifax	262 days	208 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	---	---
Paul M Johnson	Halifax	46 days	60 days
Ashley Drohan	Halifax	---	---
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	104 days	154 days
James C Ellsmere	Halifax	---	---
F Donald Clark	Kentville	---	65 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	44 days	44 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	---	33 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	364 days	142 days
Chakshu Sharma	New Glasgow	---	---
Heather Poushay	Sydney	---	35 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	51 days	48 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	119 days	54 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	52 days	44 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	---	---
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir	Truro	---	175 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	---
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	---
Oleg Lefel	Yarmouth	---	---
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	---	---

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50%	Consult - 90%	Surgery - 50%	Surgery - 90%
2022 Jan-Mar	28	92	22	81
2022 Apr-Jun	19	93	25	89
2022 Jul-Sep	20	98	30	116
2022 Oct-Dec	21	147	28	188
2023 Jan-Mar	28	121	37	141
2023 Apr-Jun	22	117	33	133
2023 Jul-Sep	22	121	29	85
2023 Oct-Dec	20	146	27	77
2024 Jan-Mar	20	112	30	91

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 - Laparoscopic

Service/Procedure Summary

Wait times

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90%

Wait Times by Surgeon

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Wait Times Trends

Bowel Resection - Laparoscopic

Service/Procedure Summary

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90%

Wait Times by Surgeon

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Wait Times Trends

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