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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 ?
89 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
104 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
83 days
73 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
119 days
56 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
109 days
193 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
80 days
104 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
29 days
50 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
100 days
107 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
105 days
58 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
79 days
47 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
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
---
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
19 days
23 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
29 days
19 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
27 days
23 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
22 days
30 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
9 days
22 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
26 days
36 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
10 days
30 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
16 days
16 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: 
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Nabil Nader
Amherst
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Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
73 days
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
62 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
41 days
---
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
134 days
30 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
---
---
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
46 days
55 days
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
118 days
48 days
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
---
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Paul M Johnson
Halifax
84 days
101 days
Chris Kenyon
Halifax
66 days
212 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
---
---
Gregory Knapp
Halifax
---
---
Katerina Neumann
Halifax
183 days
112 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
59 days
17 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
53 days
31 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
---
---
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
80 days
162 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---
David MacFarlane
Kentville
---
104 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
44 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
29 days
50 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
21 days
41 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
---
---
Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
---
71 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
107 days
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
John Booth
Truro
20 days
52 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
---
58 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
---
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
63 days
29 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
34 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
41 days
71 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
Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
---
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
---
---
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
30 days
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
26 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
13 days
---
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
19 days
22 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
---
---
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
28 days
12 days
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
31 days
22 days
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
---
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Paul M Johnson
Halifax
39 days
20 days
Chris Kenyon
Halifax
46 days
28 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
---
---
Gregory Knapp
Halifax
---
---
Katerina Neumann
Halifax
23 days
89 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
14 days
11 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
36 days
29 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
---
---
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
40 days
44 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---
David MacFarlane
Kentville
---
22 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
32 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
10 days
22 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
9 days
18 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
---
---
Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
---
50 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
48 days
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
John Booth
Truro
13 days
27 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
---
42 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
---
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
6 days
14 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
20 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
19 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: 
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022
Next Update: 
June 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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