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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 ?
223 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
143 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
223 days
143 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)
29 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: 
December 1 - February 28 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
121 days
63 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
105 days
240 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
221 days
150 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
279 days
166 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
547 days
151 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
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Hatim G Malik
North Sydney
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119 days
P Daniel McNeely
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
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
41 days
28 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
49 days
29 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
32 days
52 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
52 days
46 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
40 days
92 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
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Hatim G Malik
North Sydney
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55 days
P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
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Simon Walling
Halifax
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William Oxner
Halifax
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91 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: 
March 1 2020 - February 28 2021
Next Update: 
April 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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