Gallbladder Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery to remove the gall bladder.

Consult Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 49days

Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 60days

Wait times

50th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	32 days	29 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	41 days	25 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	42 days	24 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	36 days	36 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	39 days	49 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	42 days	63 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	29 days	83 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	42 days	71 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	70 days	114 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	31 days	156 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	301 days	87 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	---	85 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	---	---
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	---	---

90th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	53 days	44 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	45 days	59 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	110 days	41 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	115 days	82 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	108 days	120 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	150 days	156 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	84 days	255 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	78 days	286 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	159 days	216 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	336 days	240 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	567 days	528 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	---	385 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	---	---
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	---	---

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	23 days	17 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	27 days	18 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	18 days	36 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	27 days	27 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	23 days	35 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	14 days	48 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Bridgewater	28 days	34 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	27 days	36 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	38 days	26 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	30 days	36 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	22 days	44 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	38 days	28 days
Oleg Lefel	Yarmouth	16 days	52 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	25 days	44 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	15 days	58 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	27 days	47 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	28 days	52 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	42 days	42 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	36 days	48 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	31 days	58 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	12 days	77 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	31 days	60 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	49 days	44 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	25 days	69 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	40 days	59 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	24 days	94 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	84 days	41 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	51 days	76 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	77 days	55 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	74 days	60 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	84 days	50 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	64 days	74 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	103 days	38 days
John Booth	Truro	28 days	117 days
James C Ellsmere	Halifax	83 days	107 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	85 days	115 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	89 days	113 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	126 days	92 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	142 days	77 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	111 days	116 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	152 days	105 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	222 days	160 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	226 days	232 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	419 days	96 days
Casey Armstrong	Bridgewater	---	---
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	---	---
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	150 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	---	---
Karen Milford	Halifax	---	---
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	53 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	---	39 days

90th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	32 days	45 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	37 days	64 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	36 days	71 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	49 days	69 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	29 days	102 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	72 days	63 days
Oleg Lefel	Yarmouth	39 days	102 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	65 days	77 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	56 days	100 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	93 days	64 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	105 days	53 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Bridgewater	56 days	119 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	64 days	113 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	56 days	133 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	80 days	110 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	84 days	114 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	106 days	105 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	96 days	120 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	28 days	191 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	52 days	178 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	154 days	78 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	102 days	132 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	99 days	140 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	112 days	189 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	132 days	174 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	70 days	255 days
James C Ellsmere	Halifax	118 days	211 days
John Booth	Truro	62 days	282 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	188 days	180 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	78 days	335 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	210 days	213 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	305 days	126 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	216 days	225 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	331 days	118 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	387 days	72 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	317 days	195 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	494 days	88 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	325 days	265 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	346 days	385 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	481 days	252 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	609 days	149 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	560 days	255 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	649 days	195 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	675 days	543 days
Casey Armstrong	Bridgewater	---	---
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	---	---
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	853 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	---	---
Karen Milford	Halifax	---	---
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	88 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	---	75 days

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50th	Consult - 90th	Surgery - 50th	Surgery - 90th
2022 Jul-Sep	36	168	58	196
2022 Oct-Dec	34	186	63	212
2023 Jan-Mar	35	196	53	203
2023 Apr-Jun	32	217	56	200
2023 Jul-Sep	48	232	55	153
2023 Oct-Dec	34	177	50	176
2024 Jan-Mar	38	247	54	181
2024 Apr-Jun	39	217	60	195
2024 Jul-Sep	49	305	60	211

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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Gallbladder Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Wait times

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Wait Times by Surgeon

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Wait Times Trends

Gallbladder Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

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Wait Times by Surgeon

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