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Gastric Surgery - Laparoscopic

Service/Procedure Summary

This procedure inserts a special camera called a laparoscope into the stomach to examine or repair it.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
235 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
438 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
245 days
246 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
223 days
463 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
67 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
438 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---

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)
55 days
67 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
78 days
56 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
53 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
202 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---

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: 
June 1 2017 - May 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
James C Ellsmere
Halifax
178 days
82 days
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
298 days
116 days
Aneil Arvind Mujoomdar
Halifax
64 days
391 days
Madelaine M Plourde
Halifax
208 days
694 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
917 days
413 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
---
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
---
Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
31 days
---
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
25 days
---
Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
438 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
James C Ellsmere
Halifax
43 days
30 days
Aneil Arvind Mujoomdar
Halifax
41 days
129 days
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
161 days
50 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
150 days
242 days
Madelaine M Plourde
Halifax
159 days
500 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
---
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
---
Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
24 days
---
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
17 days
---
Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
202 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: 
June 1 2017 - May 31 2018
Next Update: 
July 2018
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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