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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 ?
400 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
272 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
400 days
272 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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)
60 days
118 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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: 
February 1 - April 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sean Barry
Halifax
170 days
228 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
220 days
184 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
424 days
139 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
525 days
120 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
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Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
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Hatim G Malik
Glace Bay
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Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
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Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
121 days
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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
Sean Barry
Halifax
35 days
70 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
82 days
64 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
57 days
94 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
131 days
50 days
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
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Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
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Hatim G Malik
Glace Bay
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Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
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Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
59 days
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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: 
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022
Next Update: 
June 2022
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.

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