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Gastric Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery of the stomach. 

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
62 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
118 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
42 days
99 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
65 days
120 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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
26 days
44 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
26 days
45 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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: 
February 1 2019 - January 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
35 days
73 days
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
36 days
99 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
37 days
98 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
75 days
148 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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140 days
James C Ellsmere
Halifax
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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
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85 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
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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
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
19 days
38 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
22 days
37 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
13 days
52 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
35 days
76 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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51 days
James C Ellsmere
Halifax
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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
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52 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
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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: 
February 1 2019 - January 31 2020
Next Update: 
March 2020
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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