Service/Procedure Summary
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Wait times
50th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
10 days
|
19 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
21 days
|
25 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
22 days
|
29 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
25 days
|
27 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
46 days
|
27 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre | --- | --- |
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital | --- |
27 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital | --- |
24 days
|
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility | --- | --- |
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital | --- | --- |
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital | --- | --- |
90th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
25 days
|
22 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
34 days
|
39 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
106 days
|
58 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
209 days
|
44 days
|
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre |
281 days
|
59 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre | --- | --- |
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital | --- |
41 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital | --- |
43 days
|
| Glace Bay | Glace Bay Healthcare Facility | --- | --- |
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital | --- | --- |
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital | --- | --- |
Wait Times by Surgeon
50th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
9 days
|
15 days
|
| Nabil Nader | Amherst |
8 days
|
17 days
|
| Heather McFadgen | Halifax |
14 days
|
18 days
|
| Stephanie Lapierre | Sydney |
16 days
|
17 days
|
| Lucy K Helyer | Halifax |
15 days
|
19 days
|
| Heather Poushay | Sydney |
24 days
|
13 days
|
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth |
12 days
|
25 days
|
| Colin McWilliams | Amherst |
17 days
|
23 days
|
| John Booth | Truro |
6 days
|
34 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
18 days
|
23 days
|
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater |
18 days
|
24 days
|
| Victoria Smith | Bridgewater |
15 days
|
28 days
|
| Benjamin Heisler | Kentville |
13 days
|
31 days
|
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
25 days
|
21 days
|
| Gregory Knapp | Halifax |
22 days
|
29 days
|
| Katerina Neumann | Halifax |
26 days
|
27 days
|
| Paul M Johnson | Halifax |
22 days
|
32 days
|
| Christopher Murphy | Yarmouth |
19 days
|
37 days
|
| Chris Kenyon | Halifax |
20 days
|
37 days
|
| Alicia Lamey | Sydney |
29 days
|
30 days
|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Dartmouth |
32 days
|
30 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
51 days
|
21 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
50 days
|
23 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
37 days
|
38 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
70 days
|
33 days
|
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
63 days
|
49 days
|
| Ashley Drohan | Halifax |
97 days
|
65 days
|
| Adam Southcott | Truro | --- | --- |
| Ahmed Jad | Truro | --- | --- |
| Alison Archibald | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Allison Keeping | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth | --- |
26 days
|
| Casey Armstrong | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow | --- |
20 days
|
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow | --- |
27 days
|
| David MacFarlane | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Jenelle King | Yarmouth | --- | --- |
| John L Murdoch | Dartmouth | --- | --- |
| Kevin Johnson | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
| Kieron McGibney | Truro | --- |
50 days
|
| Krista de Boer | Antigonish | --- |
33 days
|
| Mark J Walsh | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Martin Dzierzanowski | Truro | --- | --- |
| Peter Sytnik | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
| Todd Stoddart | Bridgewater | --- |
28 days
|
| Warren W Shih | Dartmouth | --- | --- |
90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nabil Nader | Amherst |
14 days
|
29 days
|
| Stephanie Lapierre | Sydney |
25 days
|
20 days
|
| Heather McFadgen | Halifax |
20 days
|
37 days
|
| Heather Poushay | Sydney |
37 days
|
21 days
|
| Victoria Smith | Bridgewater |
17 days
|
41 days
|
| Colin McWilliams | Amherst |
40 days
|
28 days
|
| Lucy K Helyer | Halifax |
31 days
|
40 days
|
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth |
50 days
|
39 days
|
| Benjamin Heisler | Kentville |
34 days
|
63 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
63 days
|
34 days
|
| Gregory Knapp | Halifax |
40 days
|
59 days
|
| Alicia Lamey | Sydney |
54 days
|
46 days
|
| Christopher Murphy | Yarmouth |
39 days
|
61 days
|
| John Booth | Truro |
46 days
|
59 days
|
| Chris Kenyon | Halifax |
50 days
|
70 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
79 days
|
43 days
|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Dartmouth |
79 days
|
44 days
|
| Paul M Johnson | Halifax |
77 days
|
49 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
92 days
|
41 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
146 days
|
23 days
|
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
180 days
|
69 days
|
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater |
244 days
|
41 days
|
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
209 days
|
100 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
288 days
|
57 days
|
| Katerina Neumann | Halifax |
300 days
|
53 days
|
| Ashley Drohan | Halifax |
267 days
|
108 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
629 days
|
44 days
|
| Adam Southcott | Truro | --- | --- |
| Ahmed Jad | Truro | --- | --- |
| Alison Archibald | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Allison Keeping | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth | --- |
29 days
|
| Casey Armstrong | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow | --- |
34 days
|
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow | --- |
29 days
|
| David MacFarlane | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Jenelle King | Yarmouth | --- | --- |
| John L Murdoch | Dartmouth | --- | --- |
| Kevin Johnson | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
| Kieron McGibney | Truro | --- |
68 days
|
| Krista de Boer | Antigonish | --- |
40 days
|
| Mark J Walsh | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Martin Dzierzanowski | Truro | --- | --- |
| Peter Sytnik | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
| Todd Stoddart | Bridgewater | --- |
33 days
|
| Warren W Shih | Dartmouth | --- | --- |
Wait Times Trends
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