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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 ?
153 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
149 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
153 days
149 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)
45 days
53 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: 
May 1 - July 31 2017
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2017

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
81 days
69 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
58 days
99 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
153 days
135 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
314 days
73 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
650 days
213 days
Adrienne Weeks
Halifax
---
53 days
Hatim G Malik
North Sydney
---
91 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
---
175 days
Simon Walling
Halifax
---
57 days
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
Lutz Weise
Halifax
40 days
23 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
48 days
32 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
49 days
72 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
88 days
36 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
81 days
52 days
Adrienne Weeks
Halifax
---
43 days
Hatim G Malik
North Sydney
---
33 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
---
72 days
Simon Walling
Halifax
---
42 days
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: 
August 1 2016 - July 31 2017
Next Update: 
September 2017
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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