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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 ?
98 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
85 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
58 days
31 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
61 days
34 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
49 days
83 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
100 days
37 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
79 days
76 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
83 days
83 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
89 days
113 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
160 days
71 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
113 days
138 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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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
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
13 days
18 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
12 days
19 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
17 days
14 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
17 days
30 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
15 days
33 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
18 days
34 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
23 days
34 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
23 days
34 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
38 days
23 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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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: 
August 1 2017 - July 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
24 days
34 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
30 days
47 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
47 days
33 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
49 days
33 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
60 days
29 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
76 days
27 days
Roderick McKenney
Truro
46 days
64 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
63 days
58 days
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
117 days
22 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
89 days
57 days
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
118 days
32 days
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
60 days
97 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
57 days
132 days
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
67 days
123 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
83 days
124 days
Hani Redwan
Sydney
160 days
47 days
Chris Kenyon
Halifax
54 days
223 days
Paul M Johnson
Halifax
161 days
138 days
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
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Alison Archibald
North Sydney
---
374 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
34 days
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
---
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
---
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Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
37 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
83 days
Katerina Neumann
Halifax
---
201 days
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
70 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
29 days
Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
---
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
28 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
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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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
14 days
14 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
10 days
20 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
14 days
20 days
Hani Redwan
Sydney
16 days
19 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
16 days
20 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
13 days
26 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
19 days
24 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
23 days
26 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
25 days
25 days
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
13 days
39 days
Roderick McKenney
Truro
17 days
35 days
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
22 days
34 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
23 days
34 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
20 days
40 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
25 days
38 days
Chris Kenyon
Halifax
20 days
44 days
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
58 days
27 days
Paul M Johnson
Halifax
58 days
33 days
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
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Alison Archibald
North Sydney
---
59 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
7 days
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
---
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
---
---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
---
---
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
---
Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
---
---
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
32 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
43 days
Katerina Neumann
Halifax
---
24 days
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
29 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
22 days
Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
9 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
---
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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: 
August 1 2017 - July 31 2018
Next Update: 
September 2018
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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