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Esophagoscopy

Service/Procedure Summary

This procedure inserts a special camera called an endoscope down the esophagus to examine or repair tissues inside.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
48 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
116 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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63 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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163 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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31 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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43 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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: 
March 1 2020 - February 28 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
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Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
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Harry J Henteleff
Halifax
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Harry J Henteleff
Halifax
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
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Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
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Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
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63 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 Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
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Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
---
---
Harry J Henteleff
Halifax
---
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Harry J Henteleff
Halifax
---
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
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Jonathan R Trites
Halifax
---
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S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
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Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
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Timothy D Wallace
Amherst
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30 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: 
March 1 2020 - February 28 2021
Next Update: 
April 2021
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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