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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 ?
340 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
152 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
340 days
120 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)
68 days
42 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: 
November 1 - January 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sean Barry
Halifax
103 days
206 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
349 days
207 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
429 days
131 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
548 days
96 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
341 days
398 days
Hatim G Malik
Sydney
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200 days
P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
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Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
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William Oxner
Halifax
120 days
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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
39 days
72 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
86 days
29 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
85 days
46 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
145 days
86 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
215 days
153 days
Hatim G Malik
Sydney
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127 days
P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
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Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
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William Oxner
Halifax
80 days
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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 2019 - January 31 2020
Next Update: 
March 2020
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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