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Cervical Spine (Neck) Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

This surgery includes several procedures such as cervical laminectomy and sympathectomy, fusion, laminoplasty, cervical discectomy and open reduction and internal fixation.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
309 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
150 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
309 days
150 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
98 days
56 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
August 1 - October 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
December 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hatim G Malik
Sydney
27 days
96 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
69 days
96 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
140 days
197 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
186 days
156 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
303 days
80 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
277 days
206 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
433 days
119 days
Adrienne Weeks
Halifax
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William Oxner
Halifax
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hatim G Malik
Sydney
14 days
27 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
33 days
59 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
52 days
82 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
51 days
87 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
119 days
27 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
96 days
56 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
149 days
66 days
Adrienne Weeks
Halifax
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William Oxner
Halifax
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
November 1 2017 - October 31 2018
Next Update: 
December 2018
Disclaimer: Hospitals 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. Current wait times experienced by some patients may be different.

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