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.

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Wait Times

90%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
251 days
129 days

50%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
59 days
53 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
90 days
234 days
Halifax
59 days
129 days
Halifax
788 days
191 days
Halifax
147 days
125 days
Halifax
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102 days
Halifax
498 days
199 days
Halifax
33 days
107 days
Halifax
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50%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
35 days
51 days
Halifax
9 days
23 days
Halifax
229 days
35 days
Halifax
55 days
71 days
Halifax
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60 days
Halifax
133 days
83 days
Halifax
11 days
29 days
Halifax
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