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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 ?
303 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
203 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
303 days
197 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)
75 days
78 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: 
April 1 - June 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
69 days
80 days
Hatim G Malik
Sydney
68 days
150 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
126 days
119 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
126 days
141 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
119 days
197 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
365 days
112 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
296 days
206 days
Adrienne Weeks
Halifax
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Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
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Simon Walling
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
34 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
57 days
57 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
49 days
79 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
117 days
29 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
81 days
69 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
84 days
77 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
51 days
110 days
Adrienne Weeks
Halifax
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Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
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Simon Walling
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: 
July 1 2017 - June 30 2018
Next Update: 
August 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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