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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 ?
596 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
377 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
596 days
377 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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358 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton 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)
55 days
70 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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289 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton 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: 
December 1 2020 - November 30 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
James C Ellsmere
Halifax
162 days
160 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
862 days
377 days
Aneil Arvind Mujoomdar
Halifax
33 days
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Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
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Madelaine M Plourde
Halifax
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Richard Spence
Halifax
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Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
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358 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
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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
James C Ellsmere
Halifax
76 days
107 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
359 days
107 days
Aneil Arvind Mujoomdar
Halifax
28 days
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Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
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Madelaine M Plourde
Halifax
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Richard Spence
Halifax
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Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
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289 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
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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: 
December 1 2020 - November 30 2021
Next Update: 
January 2022
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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