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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 ?
118 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
43 days
86 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
71 days
150 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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47 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
22 days
35 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
23 days
34 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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22 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: 
September 1 2018 - August 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
33 days
45 days
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
27 days
57 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
32 days
150 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
80 days
176 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
Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
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Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
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72 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
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Mark J Walsh
Halifax
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
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53 days

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
7 days
26 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
9 days
33 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
19 days
24 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
64 days
81 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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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
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51 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
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Mark J Walsh
Halifax
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
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38 days

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: 
September 1 2018 - August 31 2019
Next Update: 
October 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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