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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.

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Wait Times

90%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
118 days
179 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%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
42 days
40 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 - May 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Adrienne Weeks
Halifax
57 days
57 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
15 days
105 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
297 days
145 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
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P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
83 days
68 days
Simon Walling
Halifax
---
204 days
David B Clarke
Halifax
189 days
197 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
483 days
121 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 Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Adrienne Weeks
Halifax
18 days
18 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
11 days
50 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
38 days
29 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
---
---
P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
33 days
17 days
Simon Walling
Halifax
---
46 days
David B Clarke
Halifax
35 days
51 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
40 days
24 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: 
June 1 2017 - May 31 2018
Next Update: 
July 2018
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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