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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 ?
128 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
224 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
124 days
174 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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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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194 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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177 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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185 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)
53 days
88 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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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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62 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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97 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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149 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: 
September 1 - November 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
91 days
204 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
112 days
187 days
Donna Gilmour
Halifax
202 days
176 days
Angus Murray
Truro
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Anita Smith
Halifax
279 days
---
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
246 days
Baharak Amir
Halifax
---
193 days
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
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Dave Padmore
Truro
---
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David Rittenberg
Halifax
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82 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
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Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
---
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Jerzy B Gajewski
Halifax
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104 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
561 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
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Kenneth Rent
Sydney
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Louai Jony
Truro
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M Dale Miller
Sydney
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Marianne Pierce
Halifax
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264 days
Michael Osasere
North Sydney
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Noha Fossen
Antigonish
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91 days
Robyn M MacQuarrie
Bridgewater
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Stephen Maldwyn Owen
Bridgewater
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121 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
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185 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
Donna Gilmour
Halifax
95 days
48 days
Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
60 days
125 days
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
71 days
119 days
Angus Murray
Truro
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Anita Smith
Halifax
144 days
---
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
146 days
Baharak Amir
Halifax
---
114 days
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
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Dave Padmore
Truro
---
---
David Rittenberg
Halifax
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35 days
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
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Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
---
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Jerzy B Gajewski
Halifax
---
98 days
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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438 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
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Kenneth Rent
Sydney
---
---
Louai Jony
Truro
---
---
M Dale Miller
Sydney
---
---
Marianne Pierce
Halifax
---
146 days
Michael Osasere
North Sydney
---
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Noha Fossen
Antigonish
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72 days
Robyn M MacQuarrie
Bridgewater
---
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Stephen Maldwyn Owen
Bridgewater
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84 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
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158 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: 
December 1 2017 - November 30 2018
Next Update: 
January 2019
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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