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Female Incontinence Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Female Incontinence Surgery is performed to reduce involuntary leakage of urine. It includes bladder suspension surgery, burch sling and vaginal sling surgeries.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
218 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
307 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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41 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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470 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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307 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth 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
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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38 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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97 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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160 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth 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: 
January 1 - March 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
314 days
337 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
162 days
630 days
Angus Murray
Truro
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Ashley Cox
Halifax
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507 days
Baharak Amir
Halifax
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66 days
David Rittenberg
Halifax
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Donna Gilmour
Halifax
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Gillian MacMullin
Sydney
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Hammad Asim
Sydney
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324 days
Julie Vermeer
Antigonish
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Marianne Pierce
Halifax
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109 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
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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
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
98 days
226 days
Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
214 days
178 days
Angus Murray
Truro
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Ashley Cox
Halifax
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175 days
Baharak Amir
Halifax
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41 days
David Rittenberg
Halifax
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Donna Gilmour
Halifax
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Gillian MacMullin
Sydney
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Hammad Asim
Sydney
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310 days
Julie Vermeer
Antigonish
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Marianne Pierce
Halifax
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75 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
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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: 
April 1 2022 - March 31 2023
Next Update: 
May 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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