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? 117days
Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 69days

Wait times

50th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 53
days
46
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 78
days
47
days
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital 159
days
19
days
Middleton Soldiers Memorial Hospital 148
days
54
days
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre 139
days
99
days
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital 170
days
95
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre 192
days
106
days
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 299
days
38
days
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- ---

90th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 160
days
111
days
Middleton Soldiers Memorial Hospital 161
days
122
days
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre 205
days
135
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 188
days
171
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre 280
days
128
days
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital 280
days
130
days
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 354
days
73
days
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital 331
days
158
days
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- ---

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Devin Betsch Halifax 15
days
13
days
Curtis Archibald Halifax 9
days
26
days
Amit Mishra Halifax 30
days
20
days
Douglas Iaboni Truro 20
days
57
days
Erdit Celo Halifax 34
days
43
days
Andre Pollmann Halifax 59
days
29
days
Hiron Kettledas Sydney 53
days
36
days
Pieter Oosthuizen Sydney 38
days
57
days
Robert Scott Middleton 46
days
49
days
Anu Mishra Halifax 36
days
67
days
John D Dickinson Halifax 44
days
61
days
Karen Koetsie Sydney 58
days
50
days
Paul E Rafuse Halifax 35
days
100
days
Stanley George Halifax 36
days
99
days
Amr M Zaki Halifax 94
days
45
days
Rudra Rishi Gupta Halifax 64
days
84
days
Daniel Michael O'Brien Halifax 105
days
45
days
David Comstock Middleton 132
days
34
days
Jeremy Murphy Halifax 91
days
79
days
Alexander Tan Halifax 139
days
36
days
Jennifer Gao Antigonish 79
days
96
days
Kristine L Mayer Sydney 143
days
49
days
Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain Halifax 134
days
62
days
Carolina Lampert Monte Francisconi Halifax 63
days
141
days
Marcelo Nicolela Halifax 85
days
121
days
Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos Bridgewater 138
days
69
days
Mustafa Kapasi Antigonish 137
days
103
days
Jamie Rogers Truro 153
days
98
days
Dilys Oladiwura Antigonish 170
days
104
days
Brennan Eadie Halifax 249
days
48
days
Claire Hamilton Antigonish 225
days
72
days
Paul Cheevers Yarmouth 302
days
55
days
Lesya Shuba Amherst 266
days
100
days
Colin Mann Bridgewater 153
days
340
days
Arif Samad Halifax --- 273
days
Bashar Bata Halifax --- 71
days
Mishari M Dahrab Halifax --- ---

90th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Devin Betsch Halifax 21
days
39
days
Curtis Archibald Halifax 34
days
68
days
Amit Mishra Halifax 73
days
41
days
Erdit Celo Halifax 69
days
99
days
Anu Mishra Halifax 71
days
105
days
Karen Koetsie Sydney 98
days
95
days
Andre Pollmann Halifax 115
days
80
days
Hiron Kettledas Sydney 133
days
71
days
Robert Scott Middleton 108
days
120
days
Stanley George Halifax 79
days
160
days
David Comstock Middleton 187
days
64
days
Jeremy Murphy Halifax 141
days
144
days
Kristine L Mayer Sydney 193
days
96
days
Rudra Rishi Gupta Halifax 162
days
139
days
Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos Bridgewater 189
days
130
days
Jennifer Gao Antigonish 162
days
158
days
Paul E Rafuse Halifax 92
days
229
days
Pieter Oosthuizen Sydney 194
days
127
days
Douglas Iaboni Truro 245
days
84
days
Alexander Tan Halifax 254
days
78
days
Mustafa Kapasi Antigonish 211
days
141
days
Marcelo Nicolela Halifax 132
days
247
days
Jamie Rogers Truro 256
days
131
days
Brennan Eadie Halifax 326
days
107
days
Lesya Shuba Amherst 317
days
140
days
John D Dickinson Halifax 289
days
175
days
Claire Hamilton Antigonish 313
days
185
days
Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain Halifax 418
days
146
days
Paul Cheevers Yarmouth 451
days
122
days
Daniel Michael O'Brien Halifax 382
days
200
days
Amr M Zaki Halifax 505
days
153
days
Colin Mann Bridgewater 248
days
447
days
Carolina Lampert Monte Francisconi Halifax 588
days
345
days
Dilys Oladiwura Antigonish 930
days
260
days
Arif Samad Halifax --- 426
days
Bashar Bata Halifax --- 78
days
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.