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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
169 days
138 days

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
26 days
33 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort ascending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
35 days
104 days
Halifax
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102 days
Halifax
139 days
125 days
Halifax
972 days
192 days
Halifax
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Halifax
395 days
191 days
Halifax
90 days
174 days
Halifax
59 days
95 days

50%

Surgeonsort ascending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
13 days
35 days
Halifax
---
61 days
Halifax
67 days
71 days
Halifax
272 days
38 days
Halifax
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Halifax
108 days
69 days
Halifax
29 days
39 days
Halifax
16 days
27 days

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