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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 ?
220 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
120 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
220 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)
51 days
50 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: 
March 1 - May 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Hatim G Malik
North Sydney
17 days
119 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
121 days
140 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
94 days
240 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
184 days
150 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
400 days
166 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
522 days
178 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
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Simon Walling
Halifax
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William Oxner
Halifax
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114 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
North Sydney
9 days
43 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
34 days
28 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
32 days
51 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
31 days
70 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
46 days
73 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
77 days
43 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
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Simon Walling
Halifax
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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: 
June 1 2020 - May 31 2021
Next Update: 
July 2021
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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