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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 ?
80 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
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
41 days
55 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
56 days
51 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
72 days
54 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
78 days
73 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
57 days
104 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
100 days
71 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
118 days
69 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
73 days
195 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
22 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
---
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
6 days
15 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
9 days
18 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
15 days
24 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
21 days
21 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
13 days
31 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
19 days
26 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
19 days
31 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
27 days
26 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
13 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---

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 2021 - August 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
41 days
22 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
21 days
43 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
59 days
24 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
37 days
54 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
63 days
29 days
John Booth
Truro
41 days
52 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
53 days
52 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
35 days
73 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
71 days
41 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
80 days
51 days
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
131 days
62 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
27 days
176 days
Katerina Neumann
Halifax
69 days
248 days
Chris Kenyon
Halifax
62 days
278 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
---
---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
---
---
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
71 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
---
---
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
64 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
70 days
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
---
---
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
---
Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
---
71 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
---
165 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
56 days
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
---
---
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
---
---
Gregory Knapp
Halifax
---
---
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
---
---
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
---
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
69 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
---
Paul M Johnson
Halifax
---
101 days
Rhys Kavanagh
Bridgewater
---
---
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
---
---
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
---
---

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
6 days
7 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
9 days
15 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
14 days
13 days
John Booth
Truro
13 days
24 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
21 days
19 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
20 days
21 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
21 days
30 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
33 days
20 days
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
27 days
28 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
19 days
38 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
19 days
41 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
34 days
29 days
Katerina Neumann
Halifax
24 days
70 days
Chris Kenyon
Halifax
51 days
75 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
---
---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
---
---
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
15 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
---
---
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
21 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
29 days
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
---
---
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
---
Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
---
24 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
---
30 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
34 days
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
---
---
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
---
---
Gregory Knapp
Halifax
---
---
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
---
---
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
---
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
29 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
---
Paul M Johnson
Halifax
---
33 days
Rhys Kavanagh
Bridgewater
---
---
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
---
---
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
---
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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 2021 - August 31 2022
Next Update: 
October 2022
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.

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