Gallbladder Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery to remove the gall bladder.

Consult Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 52days

Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 59days

Wait times

50th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	35 days	32 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	35 days	67 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	35 days	73 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	61 days	49 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	41 days	71 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	49 days	65 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	83 days	50 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	91 days	47 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	44 days	120 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	44 days	139 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	136 days	55 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	431 days	25 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	---	---
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	---	---

90th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	157 days	70 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	118 days	118 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	183 days	83 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	90 days	223 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	132 days	185 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	259 days	67 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	133 days	218 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	92 days	278 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	184 days	320 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	326 days	385 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	1056 days	67 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	733 days	479 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	---	---
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	---	---

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	10 days	26 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	26 days	27 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	30 days	29 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	20 days	40 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	16 days	47 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	29 days	35 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	19 days	47 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	38 days	28 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	31 days	37 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	39 days	32 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	24 days	52 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	12 days	65 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	33 days	46 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	22 days	60 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	39 days	48 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	30 days	58 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	49 days	44 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	42 days	57 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	40 days	60 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	34 days	71 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	41 days	72 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	89 days	27 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	51 days	68 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	57 days	64 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	66 days	58 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	68 days	59 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	98 days	38 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	91 days	46 days
John Booth	Truro	27 days	110 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	76 days	65 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	112 days	32 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	41 days	111 days
James C Ellsmere	Halifax	58 days	125 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	118 days	66 days
Lior Flor	Glace Bay	183 days	6 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	47 days	146 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	97 days	101 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	126 days	73 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	141 days	58 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	55 days	146 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	76 days	170 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	150 days	105 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	157 days	114 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	210 days	62 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	218 days	241 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	361 days	140 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	40 days	---
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	---	---
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	82 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	---	---
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	---	---
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	---

90th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	25 days	34 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	33 days	55 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	49 days	69 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	64 days	74 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	61 days	89 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	58 days	96 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	84 days	75 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	86 days	79 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	74 days	121 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	72 days	132 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	139 days	67 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	126 days	84 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	36 days	184 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	146 days	79 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	124 days	102 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	107 days	120 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	112 days	117 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	141 days	89 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	72 days	162 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	78 days	168 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	113 days	149 days
John Booth	Truro	62 days	205 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	191 days	90 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	133 days	177 days
James C Ellsmere	Halifax	137 days	211 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	92 days	258 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	174 days	183 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	65 days	292 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	184 days	175 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	101 days	267 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	275 days	97 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	252 days	126 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	71 days	308 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	182 days	255 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	259 days	226 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	294 days	195 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	281 days	218 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	413 days	111 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	419 days	195 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	582 days	107 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	351 days	523 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	724 days	171 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	715 days	205 days
Lior Flor	Glace Bay	1056 days	37 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	800 days	398 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	839 days	403 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	274 days	---
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	---	---
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	862 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	---	---
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	---	---
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	---

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50th	Consult - 90th	Surgery - 50th	Surgery - 90th
2023 Jan-Mar	35	196	52	203
2023 Apr-Jun	33	202	56	200
2023 Jul-Sep	49	232	55	153
2023 Oct-Dec	34	177	50	176
2024 Jan-Mar	38	286	54	181
2024 Apr-Jun	37	213	60	195
2024 Jul-Sep	49	220	60	211
2024 Oct-Dec	46	296	60	196
2025 Jan-Mar	52	295	59	247

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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90th

Wait Times by Surgeon

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Wait Times Trends

Gallbladder Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Wait times

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Wait Times by Surgeon

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Wait Times Trends

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