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Gastric Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery of the stomach. 

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

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
46 days
93 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
85 days
169 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General 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
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
19 days
31 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
34 days
37 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General 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: 
September 1 2021 - August 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
35 days
55 days
Gregory Knapp
Halifax
34 days
67 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
48 days
130 days
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
39 days
153 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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169 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
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Madelaine M Plourde
Halifax
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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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111 days
Stephanie Hiebert
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
Gregory Knapp
Halifax
17 days
24 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
20 days
29 days
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
30 days
36 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
22 days
57 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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63 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
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Madelaine M Plourde
Halifax
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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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36 days
Stephanie Hiebert
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: 
September 1 2021 - August 31 2022
Next Update: 
October 2022
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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