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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 ?
210 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
139 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
210 days
139 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)
30 days
36 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: 
December 1 - February 28 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Stephen Lownie
Halifax
68 days
78 days
David B Clarke
Halifax
112 days
127 days
P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
78 days
303 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
327 days
195 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
531 days
156 days
Adrienne Weeks
Halifax
1355 days
181 days
Simon Walling
Halifax
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251 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
Stephen Lownie
Halifax
10 days
9 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
26 days
24 days
Adrienne Weeks
Halifax
32 days
26 days
P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
25 days
58 days
David B Clarke
Halifax
42 days
46 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
63 days
55 days
Simon Walling
Halifax
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36 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: 
March 1 2020 - February 28 2021
Next Update: 
April 2021
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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