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Craniotomy or Craniectomy

Service/Procedure Summary

A surgical procedure in which a flap of bone is removed from the skull.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
857 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)
857 days
162 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
59 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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
342 days
35 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
31 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: 
September 1 2021 - August 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Lutz Weise
Halifax
857 days
143 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
---
199 days
P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
---
59 days
Simon Walling
Halifax
---
---

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
Lutz Weise
Halifax
787 days
31 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
---
99 days
P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
---
48 days
Simon Walling
Halifax
---
---

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: 
September 1 2021 - August 31 2022
Next Update: 
October 2022
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.

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