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

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
17 days
61 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
56 days
31 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
41 days
85 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
91 days
50 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
78 days
95 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
140 days
77 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
80 days
165 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
118 days
188 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
159 days
212 days
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
7 days
9 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
14 days
22 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
20 days
25 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
17 days
29 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
13 days
35 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
9 days
41 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
25 days
26 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
30 days
26 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
39 days
31 days
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: 
January 1 2022 - December 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
21 days
43 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
45 days
27 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
59 days
24 days
John Booth
Truro
41 days
52 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
57 days
50 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
27 days
99 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
98 days
68 days
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
131 days
111 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
88 days
188 days
Chris Kenyon
Halifax
91 days
441 days
Katerina Neumann
Halifax
604 days
439 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
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Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
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31 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
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90 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
70 days
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
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David MacFarlane
Kentville
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104 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
73 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
185 days
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
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Gregory Knapp
Halifax
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
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Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
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Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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69 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
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Nabil Nader
Amherst
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Paul M Johnson
Halifax
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75 days
Rhys Kavanagh
Bridgewater
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Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
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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.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
6 days
7 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
21 days
11 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
9 days
25 days
John Booth
Truro
8 days
28 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
17 days
30 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
32 days
26 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
18 days
44 days
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
27 days
36 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
46 days
39 days
Chris Kenyon
Halifax
58 days
28 days
Katerina Neumann
Halifax
69 days
196 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
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Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
---
18 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
20 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
26 days
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
---
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
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Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
---
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David MacFarlane
Kentville
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30 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
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33 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
52 days
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
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Gregory Knapp
Halifax
---
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
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Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
---
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Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
---
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
33 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
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Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
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Paul M Johnson
Halifax
---
30 days
Rhys Kavanagh
Bridgewater
---
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Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
---
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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: 
January 1 2022 - December 31 2022
Next Update: 
February 2023
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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