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

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
38 days
41 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
70 days
55 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
78 days
71 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
118 days
90 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
92 days
122 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
170 days
104 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
133 days
191 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
133 days
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
26 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
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
15 days
14 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
13 days
19 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
20 days
29 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
17 days
35 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
24 days
35 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
26 days
34 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
30 days
31 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
18 days
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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18 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: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
15 days
35 days
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
14 days
51 days
John Booth
Truro
27 days
40 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
42 days
42 days
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
70 days
55 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
53 days
74 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
34 days
95 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
118 days
57 days
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
141 days
41 days
Paul M Johnson
Halifax
98 days
87 days
Chris Kenyon
Halifax
54 days
148 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
92 days
125 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
93 days
139 days
Katerina Neumann
Halifax
267 days
53 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
---
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
162 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
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David MacFarlane
Kentville
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
71 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
---
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
---
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
---
---
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
131 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
---
77 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
---
---
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
---
162 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
---
---
Roderick McKenney
Truro
---
---
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
---
---

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
6 days
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
10 days
15 days
John Booth
Truro
17 days
24 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
20 days
22 days
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
27 days
19 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
13 days
34 days
Paul M Johnson
Halifax
24 days
32 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
27 days
30 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
30 days
32 days
Chris Kenyon
Halifax
23 days
47 days
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
44 days
27 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
33 days
58 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
68 days
34 days
Katerina Neumann
Halifax
148 days
19 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
---
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
38 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
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David MacFarlane
Kentville
---
---
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
49 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
---
---
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
---
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
---
---
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
51 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
---
21 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
---
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
---
---
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
---
47 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
---
---
Roderick McKenney
Truro
---
---
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
---
---

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: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Next Update: 
January 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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