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Gastric Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery of the stomach. 

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
65 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
125 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
42 days
140 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
75 days
118 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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175 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
15 days
41 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
26 days
33 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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29 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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: 
November 1 2018 - October 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
December 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
30 days
77 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
35 days
73 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
37 days
150 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
101 days
125 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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164 days
Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
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Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
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James C Ellsmere
Halifax
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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
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72 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
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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
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
11 days
32 days
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
8 days
38 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
22 days
31 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
55 days
78 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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58 days
Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
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Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
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James C Ellsmere
Halifax
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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
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56 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
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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: 
November 1 2018 - October 31 2019
Next Update: 
December 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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