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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 ?
384 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
139 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
292 days
173 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)
90 days
67 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: 
September 1 - November 30 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
23 days
55 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
54 days
171 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
195 days
115 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
166 days
204 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
400 days
113 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
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Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
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Hatim G Malik
Sydney
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91 days
William Oxner
Halifax
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102 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
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
13 days
20 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
32 days
52 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
32 days
87 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
76 days
50 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
95 days
47 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
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Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
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Hatim G Malik
Sydney
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41 days
William Oxner
Halifax
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94 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: 
December 1 2020 - November 30 2021
Next Update: 
January 2022
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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