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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 ?
131 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
180 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
131 days
180 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)
51 days
110 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 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sean Barry
Halifax
129 days
120 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
376 days
157 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
441 days
99 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
429 days
151 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
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277 days
Hatim G Malik
North Sydney
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P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
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Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
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Simon Walling
Halifax
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William Oxner
Halifax
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41 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
Sean Barry
Halifax
43 days
54 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
89 days
57 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
108 days
45 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
137 days
38 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
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150 days
Hatim G Malik
North Sydney
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P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
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Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
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Simon Walling
Halifax
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William Oxner
Halifax
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30 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: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Next Update: 
August 2020
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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