Service/Procedure Summary

Cataract surgery is the removal of a clouded lens (or cataract) from the eye to improve vision. The wait time shown is for patients who had their first cataract surgery.

Consult Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 76days
Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 86days

Wait times

50th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 61
days
43
days
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 64
days
47
days
Middleton Soldiers Memorial Hospital 100
days
77
days
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre 56
days
124
days
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital 132
days
101
days
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital 130
days
134
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre 171
days
140
days
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 281
days
88
days
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- ---

90th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre 112
days
158
days
Middleton Soldiers Memorial Hospital 174
days
127
days
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 201
days
106
days
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital 182
days
182
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 179
days
185
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre 188
days
189
days
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 338
days
108
days
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital 418
days
158
days
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- ---

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Curtis Archibald Halifax 15
days
26
days
Devin Betsch Halifax 25
days
18
days
John D Dickinson Halifax 22
days
26
days
Amit Mishra Halifax 32
days
20
days
Paul E Rafuse Halifax 28
days
54
days
Anu Mishra Halifax 33
days
53
days
Hiron Kettledas Sydney 50
days
41
days
Amr M Zaki Halifax 63
days
33
days
Douglas Iaboni Truro 28
days
71
days
Pieter Oosthuizen Sydney 35
days
64
days
Robert Scott Middleton 26
days
82
days
Karen Koetsie Sydney 56
days
55
days
Andre Pollmann Halifax 89
days
29
days
Erdit Celo Halifax 52
days
92
days
Jake Blacklaws Middleton 95
days
50
days
Alexander Tan Halifax 123
days
26
days
Rudra Rishi Gupta Halifax 66
days
84
days
Ramy Elghoneimi Yarmouth 128
days
26
days
Jeremy Murphy Halifax 79
days
89
days
Jennifer Gao Antigonish 71
days
112
days
Daniel Michael O'Brien Halifax 112
days
80
days
David Comstock Middleton 153
days
44
days
Marcelo Nicolela Halifax 71
days
130
days
Kristine L Mayer Sydney 146
days
61
days
Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain Halifax 122
days
97
days
Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos Bridgewater 155
days
75
days
Mustafa Kapasi Antigonish 119
days
115
days
Jamie Rogers Truro 129
days
111
days
Carolina Lampert Monte Francisconi Halifax 72
days
176
days
Colin Mann Bridgewater 160
days
106
days
Claire Hamilton Antigonish 230
days
51
days
Dilys Oladiwura Antigonish 204
days
89
days
Brennan Eadie Halifax 273
days
44
days
Lesya Shuba Amherst 197
days
126
days
Paul Cheevers Yarmouth 294
days
49
days
Arif Samad Halifax --- 258
days
Bashar Bata Halifax --- ---
Mishari M Dahrab Halifax --- ---

90th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Devin Betsch Halifax 73
days
39
days
Curtis Archibald Halifax 67
days
68
days
Amit Mishra Halifax 89
days
55
days
Pieter Oosthuizen Sydney 76
days
97
days
Andre Pollmann Halifax 139
days
59
days
Anu Mishra Halifax 71
days
134
days
Hiron Kettledas Sydney 139
days
71
days
Karen Koetsie Sydney 103
days
111
days
Robert Scott Middleton 87
days
134
days
Erdit Celo Halifax 108
days
134
days
Jake Blacklaws Middleton 167
days
90
days
Rudra Rishi Gupta Halifax 140
days
132
days
Jeremy Murphy Halifax 126
days
154
days
Amr M Zaki Halifax 211
days
87
days
Ramy Elghoneimi Yarmouth 245
days
55
days
David Comstock Middleton 215
days
91
days
Kristine L Mayer Sydney 219
days
100
days
Alexander Tan Halifax 260
days
64
days
Douglas Iaboni Truro 197
days
127
days
Jennifer Gao Antigonish 162
days
166
days
Mustafa Kapasi Antigonish 203
days
153
days
John D Dickinson Halifax 289
days
80
days
Paul E Rafuse Halifax 182
days
194
days
Jamie Rogers Truro 233
days
146
days
Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos Bridgewater 209
days
178
days
Brennan Eadie Halifax 364
days
97
days
Paul Cheevers Yarmouth 368
days
95
days
Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain Halifax 150
days
316
days
Lesya Shuba Amherst 299
days
169
days
Claire Hamilton Antigonish 310
days
177
days
Marcelo Nicolela Halifax 251
days
302
days
Colin Mann Bridgewater 233
days
387
days
Daniel Michael O'Brien Halifax 446
days
223
days
Carolina Lampert Monte Francisconi Halifax 690
days
433
days
Dilys Oladiwura Antigonish 1021
days
216
days
Arif Samad Halifax --- 413
days
Bashar Bata Halifax --- ---
Mishari M Dahrab Halifax --- ---

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.