Service/Procedure Summary
Pediatric patients are under 16 years old. A chest scope is a test that looks at the inside of the lungs. Chest scopes include procedures called bronchoscopy, thoracoscopy, pleuroscopy and mediastinoscopy. The wait times shown are for chest scopes performed under general anesthesia.
Wait times
50th
Data is unavailable. 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.
To find out more information you can contact the specialist or surgeon’s office directly. If you have additional questions contact the Nova Scotia Health Authority or the IWK Health Centre.
90th
Data is unavailable. 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.
To find out more information you can contact the specialist or surgeon’s office directly. If you have additional questions contact the Nova Scotia Health Authority or the IWK Health Centre.
Wait Times by Surgeon
50th
Data is unavailable. 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.
To find out more information you can contact the specialist or surgeon’s office directly. If you have additional questions contact the Nova Scotia Health Authority or the IWK Health Centre.
90th
Data is unavailable. 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.
To find out more information you can contact the specialist or surgeon’s office directly. If you have additional questions contact the Nova Scotia Health Authority or the IWK Health Centre.
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.