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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 ?
301 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
122 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
301 days
124 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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15 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)
120 days
55 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
10 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: 
December 1 2017 - November 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
257 days
132 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
363 days
112 days
P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
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Simon Walling
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 Time Surgery Wait Time
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
71 days
83 days
Lutz Weise
Halifax
241 days
53 days
P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
---
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Simon Walling
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: 
December 1 2017 - November 30 2018
Next Update: 
January 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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