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

90%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
90 days
40 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
91 days
118 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
72 days
167 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
113 days
71 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
302 days
114 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
121 days
53 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
90 days
76 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
43 days
176 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
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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---
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
16 days
23 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
27 days
33 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
17 days
29 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
13 days
33 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
58 days
40 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
23 days
28 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
28 days
38 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
10 days
15 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: 
January 1 2019 - December 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
28 days
35 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
93 days
40 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
31 days
30 days
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
58 days
57 days
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
37 days
---
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
---
71 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
140 days
132 days
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
82 days
78 days
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
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Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
---
127 days
Katerina Neumann
Halifax
---
167 days
Paul M Johnson
Halifax
---
264 days
Chris Kenyon
Halifax
83 days
202 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
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Stephanie Hiebert
Halifax
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---
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
43 days
30 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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71 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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---
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
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---
David MacFarlane
Kentville
68 days
40 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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---
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
104 days
Eric Hyun
New Glasgow
---
46 days
Alicia Lamey
North Sydney
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Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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Hani Redwan
Sydney
---
---
Clay K Butler
Sydney
292 days
49 days
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
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Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
38 days
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
90 days
76 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
50 days
83 days
Roderick McKenney
Truro
72 days
66 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
176 days
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
21 days
25 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
181 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
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
20 days
19 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
16 days
25 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
23 days
17 days
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
14 days
26 days
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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---
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
17 days
---
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
---
48 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
39 days
52 days
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
28 days
30 days
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
---
58 days
Katerina Neumann
Halifax
---
77 days
Paul M Johnson
Halifax
---
69 days
Chris Kenyon
Halifax
23 days
34 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Stephanie Hiebert
Halifax
---
---
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
10 days
21 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
---
---
F Donald Clark
Kentville
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48 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
---
---
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
---
---
David MacFarlane
Kentville
15 days
25 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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---
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
71 days
Eric Hyun
New Glasgow
---
37 days
Alicia Lamey
North Sydney
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---
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
---
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Hani Redwan
Sydney
---
---
Clay K Butler
Sydney
23 days
29 days
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
---
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
30 days
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
17 days
41 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
22 days
29 days
Roderick McKenney
Truro
33 days
44 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
27 days
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
4 days
7 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
54 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: 
January 1 2019 - December 31 2019
Next Update: 
February 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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