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? 30days
Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 34days

Wait times

50th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 40
days
27
days
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- ---

90th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 182
days
86
days
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- ---

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Adrienne Weeks Halifax 6
days
9
days
David B Clarke Halifax 21
days
19
days
P Daniel McNeely Halifax 34
days
36
days
Lutz Weise Halifax 49
days
48
days
Gwynedd Pickett Halifax 89
days
46
days
Simon Walling Halifax --- 38
days

90th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Adrienne Weeks Halifax 27
days
67
days
David B Clarke Halifax 65
days
70
days
P Daniel McNeely Halifax 83
days
177
days
Gwynedd Pickett Halifax 276
days
230
days
Lutz Weise Halifax 569
days
142
days
Simon Walling Halifax --- 99
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.