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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 ?
91 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
110 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
93 days
40 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
93 days
139 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
72 days
149 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
78 days
60 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
302 days
114 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
90 days
58 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
91 days
83 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
76 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
19 days
21 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
28 days
40 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
17 days
29 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
15 days
33 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
58 days
46 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
24 days
28 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
33 days
37 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
8 days
24 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: 
March 1 2019 - February 29 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
93 days
40 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
68 days
51 days
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
91 days
34 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
140 days
139 days
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
56 days
149 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
66 days
---
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
51 days
69 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
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Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
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---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
---
127 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
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Stephanie Hiebert
Halifax
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---
Paul M Johnson
Halifax
---
264 days
Katerina Neumann
Halifax
---
167 days
Chris Kenyon
Halifax
83 days
202 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
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---
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
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Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
43 days
40 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
63 days
40 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
71 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
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---
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
---
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
104 days
Eric Hyun
New Glasgow
---
---
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
---
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Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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Hani Redwan
Sydney
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
90 days
49 days
Roderick McKenney
Truro
64 days
64 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
35 days
John Booth
Truro
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Philip Michael Smith
Truro
90 days
85 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
91 days
83 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
181 days
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
176 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
36 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
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
40 days
27 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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---
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
14 days
16 days
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
15 days
19 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
41 days
47 days
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
26 days
34 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
25 days
---
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
28 days
32 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
---
---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
---
65 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Stephanie Hiebert
Halifax
---
---
Paul M Johnson
Halifax
---
68 days
Katerina Neumann
Halifax
---
23 days
Chris Kenyon
Halifax
23 days
41 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
---
---
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
---
---
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
10 days
24 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
20 days
24 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
48 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
---
---
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
---
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
67 days
Eric Hyun
New Glasgow
---
---
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
---
---
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Hani Redwan
Sydney
---
---
Clay K Butler
Sydney
37 days
29 days
Roderick McKenney
Truro
33 days
43 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
22 days
John Booth
Truro
---
---
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
27 days
43 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
31 days
31 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
88 days
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
30 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
14 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: 
March 1 2019 - February 29 2020
Next Update: 
April 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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