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Bowel Resection - Open

Service/Procedure Summary

The surgical removal of part of the intestines.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
142 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
110 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
38 days
39 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
55 days
26 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
27 days
57 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
69 days
125 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
99 days
133 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
159 days
74 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
166 days
99 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
163 days
191 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
9 days
11 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
10 days
19 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
14 days
22 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
27 days
25 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
25 days
31 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
26 days
30 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
28 days
31 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
34 days
32 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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: 
June 1 2020 - May 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
29 days
22 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
42 days
26 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
34 days
44 days
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
31 days
52 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
43 days
89 days
Chris Kenyon
Halifax
40 days
110 days
Paul M Johnson
Halifax
98 days
63 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
57 days
137 days
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
34 days
162 days
Roderick McKenney
Truro
166 days
44 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
118 days
127 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
159 days
95 days
Katerina Neumann
Halifax
256 days
91 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
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Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
---
---
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
---
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
26 days
Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
---
---
David MacFarlane
Kentville
---
---
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
---
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
17 days
---
Gregory Knapp
Halifax
---
---
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
---
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
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---
John Booth
Truro
---
22 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
---
110 days
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
---
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
33 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
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Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
---
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
75 days
---
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
---
---
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
---
34 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
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
8 days
7 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
14 days
13 days
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
15 days
17 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
29 days
10 days
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
8 days
38 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
22 days
27 days
Chris Kenyon
Halifax
22 days
34 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
21 days
37 days
Paul M Johnson
Halifax
29 days
29 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
26 days
34 days
Roderick McKenney
Truro
69 days
29 days
Katerina Neumann
Halifax
70 days
40 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
65 days
50 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
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Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
---
---
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
---
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
22 days
Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
---
---
David MacFarlane
Kentville
---
---
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
---
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
12 days
---
Gregory Knapp
Halifax
---
---
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
---
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---
John Booth
Truro
---
9 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
---
20 days
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
---
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
24 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
---
Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
---
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
46 days
---
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
---
---
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
---
29 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: 
June 1 2020 - May 31 2021
Next Update: 
July 2021
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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