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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 ?
105 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
165 days
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Wait Times

90%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
17 days
61 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
78 days
95 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
98 days
188 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
159 days
272 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
105 days
165 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
91 days
50 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
44 days
175 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
189 days
85 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
25 days
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%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
14 days
22 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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---
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
14 days
29 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
39 days
32 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
28 days
26 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
19 days
32 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
14 days
26 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
24 days
26 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
18 days
37 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
6 days
9 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: 
February 1 2022 - January 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
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Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
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Nabil Nader
Amherst
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Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
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Rhys Kavanagh
Bridgewater
43 days
47 days
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
55 days
73 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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---
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
131 days
111 days
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
69 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
88 days
188 days
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
---
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Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Mark J Walsh
Halifax
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---
Katerina Neumann
Halifax
604 days
439 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
---
31 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
59 days
24 days
Paul M Johnson
Halifax
---
173 days
Chris Kenyon
Halifax
---
671 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
---
---
Gregory Knapp
Halifax
---
---
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
185 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
36 days
50 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
---
---
David MacFarlane
Kentville
---
165 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
21 days
43 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
98 days
68 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
77 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
---
---
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
---
---
Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
---
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John Booth
Truro
41 days
43 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
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Kieron McGibney
Truro
27 days
99 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
15 days
27 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
25 days
255 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 Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
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---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
---
---
Nabil Nader
Amherst
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---
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
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---
Rhys Kavanagh
Bridgewater
11 days
33 days
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
14 days
39 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
---
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
27 days
29 days
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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33 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
---
---
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
46 days
38 days
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
---
---
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
---
---
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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---
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Katerina Neumann
Halifax
69 days
269 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
---
22 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
27 days
9 days
Paul M Johnson
Halifax
---
60 days
Chris Kenyon
Halifax
---
68 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
---
---
Gregory Knapp
Halifax
---
---
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
52 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
19 days
29 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
---
---
David MacFarlane
Kentville
---
30 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
10 days
29 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
32 days
26 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
27 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
---
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Alicia Lamey
Sydney
---
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Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
---
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John Booth
Truro
14 days
24 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
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Kieron McGibney
Truro
18 days
45 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
6 days
7 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
16 days
21 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: 
February 1 2022 - January 31 2023
Next Update: 
March 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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