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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 ?
457 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
545 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
470 days
647 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Kentville
Valley 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)
77 days
50 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Kentville
Valley 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: 
May 1 2019 - April 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
James C Ellsmere
Halifax
546 days
62 days
Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
99 days
518 days
Aneil Arvind Mujoomdar
Halifax
162 days
647 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
552 days
401 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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Madelaine M Plourde
Halifax
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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
63 days
21 days
Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
47 days
64 days
James C Ellsmere
Halifax
101 days
26 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
288 days
137 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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Madelaine M Plourde
Halifax
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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: 
May 1 2019 - April 30 2020
Next Update: 
June 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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