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Gastric Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery of the stomach. 

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
52 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
124 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
40 days
106 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
85 days
153 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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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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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
30 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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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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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: 
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Gregory Knapp
Halifax
36 days
46 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
49 days
122 days
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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153 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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47 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
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James C Ellsmere
Halifax
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James C Ellsmere
Halifax
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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
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153 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
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Madelaine M Plourde
Halifax
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Mark J Walsh
Halifax
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Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
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68 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
Gregory Knapp
Halifax
19 days
23 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio
Halifax
11 days
64 days
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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62 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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28 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
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James C Ellsmere
Halifax
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James C Ellsmere
Halifax
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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
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36 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
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Madelaine M Plourde
Halifax
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Mark J Walsh
Halifax
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Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
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21 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: 
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022
Next Update: 
June 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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