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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%

Community Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
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
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
17 days
61 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
98 days
188 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
159 days
272 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
78 days
95 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
105 days
165 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%

Community Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
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
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
14 days
22 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
39 days
32 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
28 days
26 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
14 days
29 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
19 days
32 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 Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
98 days
68 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
---
165 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
---
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
---
---
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
---
---
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
131 days
111 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
---
---
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
69 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
---
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
---
---
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
77 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Katerina Neumann
Halifax
604 days
439 days
Rhys Kavanagh
Bridgewater
43 days
47 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
185 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
59 days
24 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
---
---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
---
31 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
55 days
73 days
Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
---
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
---
John Booth
Truro
41 days
43 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
---
---
Paul M Johnson
Halifax
---
173 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
36 days
50 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
---
Chris Kenyon
Halifax
---
671 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
---
---
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
---
---
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
15 days
27 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
27 days
99 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
21 days
43 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
---
---
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
88 days
188 days
Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
---
---
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
---
---
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
25 days
255 days
Gregory Knapp
Halifax
---
---
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---

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 Time
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
32 days
26 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
---
30 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
---
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
---
---
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
---
---
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
27 days
29 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
---
---
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
33 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
---
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
---
---
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
27 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
---
---
Katerina Neumann
Halifax
69 days
269 days
Rhys Kavanagh
Bridgewater
11 days
33 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
52 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
27 days
9 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
---
---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
---
22 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
14 days
39 days
Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
---
Kevin Johnson
Bridgewater
---
---
John Booth
Truro
14 days
24 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
---
---
Paul M Johnson
Halifax
---
60 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
19 days
29 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
---
Chris Kenyon
Halifax
---
68 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
---
---
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
---
---
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
6 days
7 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
18 days
45 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
10 days
29 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
---
---
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
46 days
38 days
Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
---
---
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
---
---
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
16 days
21 days
Gregory Knapp
Halifax
---
---
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---

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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