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
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	---	35 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	---	---
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	---	---
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	14 days	33 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	15 days	44 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	31 days	27 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	37 days	77 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	41 days	118 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	41 days	103 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	46 days	69 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	49 days	69 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	75 days	64 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	76 days	50 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	115 days	49 days

90th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	---	120 days
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	---	---
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	---	---
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	61 days	118 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	77 days	309 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	140 days	216 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	141 days	185 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	149 days	69 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	151 days	102 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	153 days	98 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	164 days	311 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	207 days	58 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	313 days	247 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	659 days	140 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	52 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	---	---
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	---	---
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	---
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	---	---
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	11 days	24 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	11 days	51 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	17 days	47 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	18 days	35 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	19 days	45 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	22 days	54 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	24 days	50 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	24 days	27 days
John Booth	Truro	28 days	110 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	30 days	28 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	30 days	31 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	30 days	67 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	33 days	28 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	35 days	73 days
Lior Flor	Glace Bay	36 days	6 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	36 days	32 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	36 days	135 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	37 days	47 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	37 days	36 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	39 days	56 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	41 days	56 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	42 days	79 days
James C Ellsmere	Halifax	43 days	119 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	48 days	121 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	49 days	111 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	50 days	188 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	52 days	61 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	60 days	73 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	64 days	45 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	65 days	64 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	68 days	70 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	74 days	161 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	74 days	63 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	78 days	53 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	89 days	26 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	89 days	46 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	93 days	91 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	95 days	60 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	118 days	46 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	128 days	32 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	128 days	74 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	155 days	110 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	159 days	114 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	211 days	62 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	218 days	61 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	298 days	190 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	346 days	139 days

90th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	662 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	---	---
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	---	---
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	---
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	---	---
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	28 days	184 days
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	31 days	39 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	33 days	55 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	49 days	69 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	61 days	89 days
John Booth	Truro	62 days	212 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	63 days	292 days
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	64 days	99 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	72 days	139 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	76 days	350 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	77 days	75 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	78 days	168 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	78 days	119 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	86 days	82 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	87 days	147 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	92 days	258 days
James C Ellsmere	Halifax	99 days	183 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	101 days	267 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	107 days	102 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	110 days	102 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	110 days	88 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	113 days	196 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	124 days	94 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	131 days	126 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	133 days	177 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	136 days	311 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	139 days	76 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	146 days	98 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	149 days	89 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	151 days	102 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	164 days	110 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	182 days	289 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	184 days	176 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	191 days	54 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	195 days	183 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	281 days	218 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	294 days	147 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	323 days	226 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	351 days	523 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	413 days	111 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	419 days	195 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	715 days	205 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	720 days	107 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	791 days	384 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	846 days	401 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	940 days	171 days
Lior Flor	Glace Bay	1056 days	37 days

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	51	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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90th

Wait Times by Surgeon

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