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Brain Surgery (Adult)

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
90% of people served within ?
227 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
199 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
227 days
199 days
Halifax
IWK Health 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 Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
22 days
58 days
Halifax
IWK Health 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: 
June 1 - August 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Stephen Lownie
Halifax
23 days
58 days
Adrienne Weeks
Halifax
33 days
139 days
P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
78 days
176 days
David B Clarke
Halifax
99 days
234 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
382 days
199 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
857 days
143 days
John D Stein
Halifax
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Simon Walling
Halifax
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102 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 Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Adrienne Weeks
Halifax
13 days
19 days
Stephen Lownie
Halifax
8 days
26 days
P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
41 days
26 days
David B Clarke
Halifax
42 days
51 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
162 days
66 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
413 days
35 days
John D Stein
Halifax
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Simon Walling
Halifax
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29 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: 
September 1 2021 - August 31 2022
Next Update: 
October 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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