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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 ?
323 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
246 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
323 days
244 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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)
46 days
51 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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: 
October 1 - December 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
69 days
96 days
Hatim G Malik
Sydney
83 days
216 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
125 days
219 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
186 days
243 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
365 days
80 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
277 days
234 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
433 days
203 days
Adrienne Weeks
Halifax
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Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
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William Oxner
Halifax
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137 days

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
20 days
33 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
32 days
61 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
46 days
69 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
51 days
80 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
85 days
73 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
149 days
31 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
126 days
70 days
Adrienne Weeks
Halifax
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Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
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William Oxner
Halifax
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87 days

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: 
January 1 2018 - December 31 2018
Next Update: 
February 2019
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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