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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 ?
125 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
108 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
41 days
36 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
55 days
37 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
86 days
55 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
69 days
125 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
79 days
145 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
144 days
99 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
146 days
110 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
177 days
131 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
8 days
10 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
10 days
24 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
17 days
22 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
17 days
31 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
28 days
28 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
27 days
31 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
30 days
31 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
18 days
43 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: 
September 1 2020 - August 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
9 days
31 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
17 days
24 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
10 days
36 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
17 days
31 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
54 days
26 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
43 days
38 days
Paul M Johnson
Halifax
91 days
45 days
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
94 days
52 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
91 days
107 days
Roderick McKenney
Truro
166 days
44 days
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
125 days
111 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
118 days
127 days
Katerina Neumann
Halifax
159 days
108 days
Chris Kenyon
Halifax
54 days
230 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
80 days
205 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
---
191 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
11 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
---
F Donald Clark
Kentville
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44 days
Gregory Knapp
Halifax
---
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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James C Ellsmere
Halifax
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
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John Booth
Truro
---
27 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
---
56 days
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
37 days
---
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
33 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
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Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
---
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
5 days
9 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
7 days
15 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
14 days
16 days
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
15 days
17 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
23 days
10 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
12 days
23 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
10 days
26 days
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
8 days
35 days
Paul M Johnson
Halifax
36 days
20 days
Roderick McKenney
Truro
34 days
26 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
18 days
43 days
Chris Kenyon
Halifax
23 days
42 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
49 days
52 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
55 days
56 days
Katerina Neumann
Halifax
68 days
46 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
---
36 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
7 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
---
---
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
---
Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
---
---
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
---
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
27 days
Gregory Knapp
Halifax
---
---
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
---
James C Ellsmere
Halifax
---
---
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---
John Booth
Truro
---
16 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
---
19 days
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
27 days
---
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
24 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
---
Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
---
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: 
September 1 2020 - August 31 2021
Next Update: 
October 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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