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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 ?
277 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
434 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
277 days
575 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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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)
56 days
68 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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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: 
September 1 2021 - August 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
470 days
240 days
Alexander Ednie
Halifax
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Alison Wallace
Halifax
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Aneil Arvind Mujoomdar
Halifax
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Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
37 days
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James C Ellsmere
Halifax
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Madelaine M Plourde
Halifax
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Nabil Nader
Amherst
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Richard Spence
Halifax
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Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
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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
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
164 days
148 days
Alexander Ednie
Halifax
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Alison Wallace
Halifax
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Aneil Arvind Mujoomdar
Halifax
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Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
29 days
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James C Ellsmere
Halifax
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Madelaine M Plourde
Halifax
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Nabil Nader
Amherst
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Richard Spence
Halifax
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Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
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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: 
September 1 2021 - August 31 2022
Next Update: 
October 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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