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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 ?
168 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
213 days
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Wait Times

90%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
168 days
213 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%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
20 days
41 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: 
January 1 - March 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
David B Clarke
Halifax
128 days
144 days
Adrienne Weeks
Halifax
62 days
82 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
380 days
100 days
P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
61 days
295 days
Simon Walling
Halifax
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112 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
349 days
153 days
Stephen Lownie
Halifax
31 days
57 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
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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%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
David B Clarke
Halifax
42 days
41 days
Adrienne Weeks
Halifax
21 days
25 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
93 days
32 days
P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
34 days
34 days
Simon Walling
Halifax
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20 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
114 days
41 days
Stephen Lownie
Halifax
8 days
22 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
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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: 
April 1 2021 - March 31 2022
Next Update: 
May 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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