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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 ?
110 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort ascending
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
76 days
176 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
72 days
149 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
91 days
139 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
302 days
114 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
90 days
83 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
78 days
60 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
121 days
56 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
91 days
38 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care 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 Timesort ascending
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
57 days
40 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
31 days
38 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
27 days
35 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
17 days
33 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
17 days
30 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
23 days
24 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
19 days
22 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
8 days
18 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care 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: 
February 1 2019 - January 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

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