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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 ?
276 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
279 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
276 days
246 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
56 days
61 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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: 
November 1 - January 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
61 days
103 days
Hatim G Malik
North Sydney
83 days
96 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
125 days
230 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
186 days
243 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
277 days
234 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
323 days
80 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
492 days
203 days
Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
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William Oxner
Halifax
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Adrienne Weeks
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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Hatim G Malik
North Sydney
14 days
33 days
Raymond Andrew Glennie
Halifax
31 days
70 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
56 days
90 days
Sean Barry
Halifax
65 days
84 days
Sean D Christie
Halifax
75 days
60 days
Jacob D Alant
Halifax
149 days
35 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
172 days
66 days
Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
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William Oxner
Halifax
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Adrienne Weeks
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: 
February 1 2018 - January 31 2019
Next Update: 
March 2019
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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