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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 ?
91 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
59 days
60 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
121 days
85 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
55 days
36 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
96 days
86 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
187 days
162 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
52 days
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
100 days
69 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
84 days
91 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
131 days
28 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 Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
17 days
31 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
27 days
25 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
27 days
18 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
16 days
29 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
29 days
33 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
30 days
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
25 days
31 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
26 days
37 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
24 days
14 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: 
January 1 2019 - December 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
---
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
---
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
104 days
69 days
Alicia Lamey
North Sydney
47 days
30 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
37 days
39 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
---
---
F Donald Clark
Kentville
50 days
93 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
---
Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
---
131 days
James C Ellsmere
Halifax
---
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
139 days
Katerina Neumann
Halifax
---
220 days
Hani Redwan
Sydney
140 days
92 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
141 days
61 days
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
93 days
62 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
85 days
86 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
---
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
247 days
63 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
---
21 days
Paul M Johnson
Halifax
128 days
235 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
34 days
Chris Kenyon
Halifax
77 days
162 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
42 days
47 days
Nabil Nader
Amherst
40 days
26 days
Eric Hyun
New Glasgow
26 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.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
---
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
---
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
29 days
32 days
Alicia Lamey
North Sydney
29 days
21 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
17 days
19 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
---
---
F Donald Clark
Kentville
16 days
50 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
---
Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
---
32 days
James C Ellsmere
Halifax
---
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
37 days
Katerina Neumann
Halifax
---
24 days
Hani Redwan
Sydney
36 days
28 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
25 days
37 days
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
30 days
29 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
20 days
32 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
---
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
22 days
26 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
---
13 days
Paul M Johnson
Halifax
28 days
46 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
18 days
Chris Kenyon
Halifax
54 days
48 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
12 days
20 days
Nabil Nader
Amherst
21 days
20 days
Eric Hyun
New Glasgow
10 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.

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