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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 ?
255 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
463 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
298 days
249 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
252 days
474 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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67 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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)
50 days
84 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
121 days
230 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
43 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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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: 
December 1 2017 - November 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
56 days
225 days
James C Ellsmere
Halifax
218 days
82 days
Aneil Arvind Mujoomdar
Halifax
56 days
416 days
Madelaine M Plourde
Halifax
200 days
885 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
917 days
421 days
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
320 days
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Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
---
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
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Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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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
Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
35 days
36 days
James C Ellsmere
Halifax
50 days
36 days
Aneil Arvind Mujoomdar
Halifax
38 days
184 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
183 days
218 days
Madelaine M Plourde
Halifax
99 days
509 days
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
200 days
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Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
---
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F Donald Clark
Kentville
---
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
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Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
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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 2017 - November 30 2018
Next Update: 
January 2019
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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