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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 ?
512 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
230 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
512 days
234 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
57 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)
102 days
51 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
38 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: 
April 1 2019 - March 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort ascending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Simon Walling
Halifax
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P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
---
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Lutz Weise
Halifax
---
105 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
---
244 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%

Surgeonsort ascending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Simon Walling
Halifax
---
---
P Daniel McNeely
Halifax
---
---
Lutz Weise
Halifax
---
37 days
Gwynedd Pickett
Halifax
---
195 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: 
April 1 2019 - March 31 2020
Next Update: 
May 2020
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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