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Esophagectomy / Esophageal Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery on the Esophagus, the part of the GI tract that connects the mouth to the stomach, or removal of the esophagus.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
96 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
193 days
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Wait Times

90%

Communitysort ascending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
96 days
230 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%

Communitysort ascending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
27 days
37 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: 
May 1 2022 - April 30 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort ascending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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Alison Wallace
Halifax
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507 days
James C Ellsmere
Halifax
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Aneil Arvind Mujoomdar
Halifax
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Alexander Ednie
Halifax
93 days
60 days
Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
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Madelaine M Plourde
Halifax
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48 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%

Surgeon Communitysort ascending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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Alison Wallace
Halifax
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21 days
James C Ellsmere
Halifax
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Aneil Arvind Mujoomdar
Halifax
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Alexander Ednie
Halifax
32 days
23 days
Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
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Madelaine M Plourde
Halifax
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35 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: 
May 1 2022 - April 30 2023
Next Update: 
June 2023
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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