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 ?
118 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
111 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
94 days
50 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
88 days
112 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
92 days
121 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
149 days
146 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
43 days
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
88 days
72 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
264 days
101 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
82 days
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50%

Community Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
22 days
20 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
13 days
37 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
13 days
25 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
23 days
28 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
20 days
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
28 days
28 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
21 days
39 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
14 days
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Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
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33 days
Amherst
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Sydney
74 days
50 days
Sydney
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Halifax
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Amherst
32 days
188 days
Sydney
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20 days
Dartmouth
91 days
163 days
Sydney
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50 days
Halifax
209 days
116 days
Kentville
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Halifax
60 days
69 days
Antigonish
88 days
72 days
Halifax
26 days
76 days
Halifax
69 days
42 days
Amherst
29 days
28 days
Antigonish
623 days
35 days
Antigonish
37 days
53 days
Dartmouth
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95 days
Kentville
67 days
100 days
Truro
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Halifax
149 days
343 days
Kentville
297 days
113 days
Sydney
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46 days
Dartmouth
77 days
205 days
Bridgewater
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Kentville
46 days
58 days
Yarmouth
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50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
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23 days
Amherst
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Sydney
22 days
22 days
Sydney
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Halifax
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Amherst
15 days
49 days
Sydney
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17 days
Dartmouth
16 days
81 days
Sydney
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20 days
Halifax
24 days
21 days
Kentville
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Halifax
14 days
29 days
Antigonish
22 days
29 days
Halifax
15 days
30 days
Halifax
23 days
15 days
Amherst
12 days
19 days
Antigonish
43 days
27 days
Antigonish
24 days
29 days
Dartmouth
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46 days
Kentville
31 days
40 days
Truro
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Halifax
44 days
45 days
Kentville
21 days
35 days
Sydney
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16 days
Dartmouth
12 days
33 days
Bridgewater
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Kentville
10 days
34 days
Yarmouth
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