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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 ?
41 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
51 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
38 days
50 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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113 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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
21 days
13 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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27 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 Community Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Alexander Ednie
Halifax
38 days
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Blair Williams
Glace Bay
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Aneil Arvind Mujoomdar
Halifax
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Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
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Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
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Harry J Henteleff
Halifax
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Jonathan R Trites
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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Alexander Ednie
Halifax
19 days
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Blair Williams
Glace Bay
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Aneil Arvind Mujoomdar
Halifax
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Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
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Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
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Harry J Henteleff
Halifax
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Jonathan R Trites
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: 
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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