Service/Procedure Summary

This category is made up of a large number of brain surgery procedures on adult patients 16 years old or older, including craniotomy, craniectomy, shunt insertion, ventriculostomy, deep brain stimulation, biopsy, CSF reservoir insertion, and excision of a tumor.

Consult Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 21days
Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 30days

Wait times

50th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 15
days
23
days
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- ---

90th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 162
days
89
days
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- ---

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Adrienne Weeks Halifax 6
days
7
days
David B Clarke Halifax 15
days
17
days
P Daniel McNeely Halifax 33
days
43
days
Lutz Weise Halifax 50
days
55
days
Gwynedd Pickett Halifax 98
days
41
days
Simon Walling Halifax --- 41
days

90th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Adrienne Weeks Halifax 35
days
67
days
David B Clarke Halifax 64
days
66
days
P Daniel McNeely Halifax 73
days
154
days
Gwynedd Pickett Halifax 280
days
204
days
Lutz Weise Halifax 569
days
141
days
Simon Walling Halifax --- 87
days

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.