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
90% of people served within ?
283 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
279 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
132 days
75 days
Middleton
Soldiers Memorial Hospital
104 days
190 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
274 days
62 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
272 days
106 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
183 days
267 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
194 days
263 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
133 days
414 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
318 days
343 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
33 days
32 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
71 days
56 days
Middleton
Soldiers Memorial Hospital
27 days
113 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
141 days
55 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
92 days
173 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
254 days
50 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
102 days
267 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
308 days
253 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
48 days
48 days
Halifax
42 days
86 days
Halifax
62 days
92 days
Halifax
111 days
61 days
Sydney
116 days
72 days
Sydney
163 days
92 days
Sydney
182 days
95 days
Antigonish
137 days
145 days
Halifax
151 days
142 days
Halifax
110 days
183 days
Halifax
142 days
163 days
Halifax
175 days
155 days
Middleton
121 days
211 days
Sydney
235 days
111 days
Halifax
161 days
192 days
Halifax
234 days
155 days
Middleton
157 days
246 days
Bridgewater
114 days
331 days
Yarmouth
217 days
238 days
Antigonish
345 days
117 days
Halifax
210 days
253 days
Halifax
152 days
327 days
Bridgewater
141 days
357 days
Halifax
228 days
281 days
Middleton
182 days
330 days
Antigonish
408 days
113 days
Antigonish
440 days
82 days
Halifax
207 days
339 days
Halifax
223 days
344 days
Truro
315 days
355 days
Amherst
550 days
172 days
Halifax
368 days
372 days
Halifax
490 days
315 days
Halifax
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594 days
Halifax
---
162 days
Halifax
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50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
13 days
11 days
Sydney
13 days
32 days
Sydney
31 days
32 days
Halifax
28 days
40 days
Halifax
51 days
23 days
Sydney
50 days
28 days
Halifax
48 days
37 days
Halifax
64 days
29 days
Halifax
28 days
70 days
Halifax
82 days
36 days
Middleton
45 days
95 days
Sydney
101 days
42 days
Antigonish
66 days
87 days
Halifax
105 days
65 days
Halifax
66 days
107 days
Middleton
49 days
127 days
Halifax
56 days
120 days
Halifax
67 days
114 days
Middleton
48 days
148 days
Halifax
104 days
95 days
Antigonish
202 days
43 days
Antigonish
182 days
64 days
Halifax
124 days
132 days
Halifax
124 days
140 days
Yarmouth
136 days
136 days
Halifax
144 days
148 days
Antigonish
244 days
61 days
Amherst
259 days
51 days
Bridgewater
71 days
244 days
Bridgewater
115 days
257 days
Halifax
195 days
182 days
Halifax
117 days
264 days
Truro
229 days
276 days
Halifax
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88 days
Halifax
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30 days
Halifax
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