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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 ?
316 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
426 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
316 days
518 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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401 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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97 days
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)
68 days
49 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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325 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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88 days
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: 
January 1 2019 - December 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Aneil Arvind Mujoomdar
Halifax
77 days
367 days
James C Ellsmere
Halifax
546 days
50 days
Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
99 days
518 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
495 days
302 days
Alison Wallace
Halifax
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Boris Gala Lopez
Halifax
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Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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401 days
Madelaine M Plourde
Halifax
104 days
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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
Aneil Arvind Mujoomdar
Halifax
44 days
15 days
Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
50 days
74 days
James C Ellsmere
Halifax
129 days
26 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
263 days
154 days
Alison Wallace
Halifax
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Boris Gala Lopez
Halifax
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Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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367 days
Madelaine M Plourde
Halifax
80 days
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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: 
January 1 2019 - December 31 2019
Next Update: 
February 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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