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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 ?
91 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
104 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
79 days
58 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
93 days
51 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
124 days
62 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
115 days
76 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
58 days
139 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
91 days
132 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
76 days
181 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
302 days
104 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
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
11 days
24 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
19 days
19 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
16 days
31 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
21 days
31 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
17 days
37 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
21 days
36 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
30 days
32 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
49 days
46 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 2019 - May 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Roderick McKenney
Truro
36 days
44 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
63 days
49 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
43 days
77 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
93 days
29 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
91 days
39 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
53 days
92 days
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
91 days
55 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
66 days
116 days
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
56 days
149 days
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
138 days
85 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
93 days
132 days
Chris Kenyon
Halifax
83 days
181 days
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
213 days
51 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
176 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
---
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
181 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
104 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
---
40 days
Eric Hyun
New Glasgow
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
71 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
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Hani Redwan
Sydney
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
35 days
---
John Booth
Truro
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Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
---
48 days
Katerina Neumann
Halifax
---
53 days
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
69 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
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Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
35 days
Paul M Johnson
Halifax
---
264 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
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Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
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Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
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Stephanie Hiebert
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
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
15 days
15 days
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
12 days
22 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
14 days
29 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
15 days
29 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
25 days
21 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
15 days
34 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
16 days
33 days
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
30 days
30 days
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
17 days
48 days
Roderick McKenney
Truro
32 days
34 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
42 days
34 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
33 days
47 days
Chris Kenyon
Halifax
39 days
44 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
30 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
88 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
64 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
---
28 days
Eric Hyun
New Glasgow
---
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
46 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
---
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Hani Redwan
Sydney
---
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
---
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
22 days
---
John Booth
Truro
---
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Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
---
18 days
Katerina Neumann
Halifax
---
18 days
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
31 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
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Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
15 days
Paul M Johnson
Halifax
---
83 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
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Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
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Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
---
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Stephanie Hiebert
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: 
June 1 2019 - May 31 2020
Next Update: 
July 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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