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Bowel Resection - Laparoscopic

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
90% of people served within ?
127 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
93 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
51 days
36 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
52 days
53 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
59 days
60 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
69 days
85 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
104 days
72 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
96 days
86 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
131 days
53 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
110 days
91 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
187 days
184 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
16 days
18 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
21 days
18 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
16 days
29 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
15 days
31 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
27 days
27 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
28 days
32 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
26 days
37 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
29 days
37 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
30 days
36 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
February 1 2019 - January 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort ascending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
50 days
62 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
141 days
51 days
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
139 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
42 days
47 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
---
---
Paul M Johnson
Halifax
187 days
299 days
Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
---
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
104 days
72 days
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
---
Katerina Neumann
Halifax
---
220 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
96 days
86 days
James C Ellsmere
Halifax
---
---
Hani Redwan
Sydney
121 days
125 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
50 days
93 days
Eric Hyun
New Glasgow
26 days
36 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
---
Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
---
131 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
---
---
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
34 days
Chris Kenyon
Halifax
77 days
162 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
---
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
274 days
86 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
53 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
---
28 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
37 days
39 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
53 days
30 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Surgeonsort ascending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
32 days
21 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
24 days
37 days
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
43 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
13 days
20 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
---
---
Paul M Johnson
Halifax
25 days
46 days
Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
---
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
29 days
37 days
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
---
Katerina Neumann
Halifax
---
26 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
22 days
34 days
James C Ellsmere
Halifax
---
---
Hani Redwan
Sydney
36 days
40 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
21 days
49 days
Eric Hyun
New Glasgow
8 days
30 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
---
Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
---
28 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
---
---
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
18 days
Chris Kenyon
Halifax
54 days
52 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
---
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
22 days
26 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
12 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
---
14 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
16 days
19 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
35 days
21 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
February 1 2019 - January 31 2020
Next Update: 
March 2020
Disclaimer: Hospitals 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. Current wait times experienced by some patients may be different.

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