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? 118days
Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 98days

Wait times

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 38
days
58
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 89
days
73
days
Middleton Soldiers Memorial Hospital 69
days
99
days
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital 119
days
76
days
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 109
days
140
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre 253
days
71
days
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital 119
days
234
days
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre 300
days
89
days
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- ---

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 126
days
100
days
Middleton Soldiers Memorial Hospital 130
days
216
days
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital 235
days
160
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 234
days
241
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre 314
days
179
days
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital 146
days
369
days
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 270
days
249
days
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre 373
days
153
days
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- ---

Wait Times by Surgeon

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Saqib Utman Sydney 6
days
18
days
Kristine L Mayer Sydney 29
days
36
days
Karen Koetsie Sydney 33
days
36
days
Hiron Kettledas Sydney 42
days
34
days
Curtis Archibald Halifax 60
days
21
days
Paul E Rafuse Halifax 42
days
47
days
Daniel Michael O'Brien Halifax 68
days
33
days
Stanley George Halifax 73
days
51
days
Anu Mishra Halifax 47
days
82
days
Pieter Oosthuizen Sydney 97
days
39
days
Robert Scott Middleton 28
days
108
days
David Comstock Middleton 35
days
104
days
Brennan Eadie Halifax 77
days
67
days
Alexander Tan Halifax 124
days
30
days
Jennifer Gao Antigonish 121
days
43
days
Mustafa Kapasi Antigonish 133
days
41
days
Jeremy Murphy Halifax 106
days
75
days
Carolina Lampert Monte Francisconi Halifax 74
days
109
days
Rudra Rishi Gupta Halifax 105
days
78
days
Dilys Oladiwura Antigonish 101
days
102
days
Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain Halifax 118
days
92
days
Claire Hamilton Antigonish 162
days
50
days
Marcelo Nicolela Halifax 91
days
123
days
Paul Cheevers Yarmouth 121
days
176
days
Lesya Shuba Amherst 252
days
49
days
Christopher Seamone Halifax 152
days
178
days
Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos Bridgewater 99
days
245
days
John D Dickinson Halifax 117
days
243
days
Amr M Zaki Halifax 195
days
175
days
Colin Mann Bridgewater 113
days
288
days
Jamie Rogers Truro 315
days
172
days
Arif Samad Halifax --- 133
days
Bashar Bata Halifax --- ---
Mostafa Hanout Halifax --- 120
days

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Saqib Utman Sydney 33
days
73
days
Karen Koetsie Sydney 65
days
87
days
Kristine L Mayer Sydney 89
days
82
days
Curtis Archibald Halifax 127
days
51
days
Paul E Rafuse Halifax 84
days
145
days
Hiron Kettledas Sydney 166
days
72
days
Anu Mishra Halifax 113
days
155
days
David Comstock Middleton 75
days
202
days
Stanley George Halifax 151
days
141
days
Pieter Oosthuizen Sydney 225
days
91
days
Robert Scott Middleton 94
days
223
days
Alexander Tan Halifax 230
days
106
days
Mustafa Kapasi Antigonish 251
days
91
days
Marcelo Nicolela Halifax 167
days
183
days
Claire Hamilton Antigonish 233
days
120
days
Jeremy Murphy Halifax 193
days
165
days
Daniel Michael O'Brien Halifax 237
days
191
days
Brennan Eadie Halifax 167
days
299
days
Alexandre Guy William de Saint Sardos Bridgewater 127
days
340
days
Dilys Oladiwura Antigonish 258
days
213
days
Paul Cheevers Yarmouth 219
days
256
days
Jennifer Gao Antigonish 391
days
102
days
Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain Halifax 183
days
314
days
Lesya Shuba Amherst 404
days
133
days
Colin Mann Bridgewater 147
days
400
days
John D Dickinson Halifax 223
days
342
days
Christopher Seamone Halifax 287
days
329
days
Carolina Lampert Monte Francisconi Halifax 189
days
454
days
Jamie Rogers Truro 371
days
312
days
Amr M Zaki Halifax 328
days
388
days
Rudra Rishi Gupta Halifax 678
days
156
days
Arif Samad Halifax --- 666
days
Bashar Bata Halifax --- ---
Mostafa Hanout Halifax --- 183
days

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.