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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 ?
470 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
335 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
462 days
358 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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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)
40 days
85 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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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 2022 - April 30 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort ascending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
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Richard Spence
Halifax
246 days
82 days
Madelaine M Plourde
Halifax
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James C Ellsmere
Halifax
695 days
418 days
Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
30 days
278 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
596 days
358 days
Aneil Arvind Mujoomdar
Halifax
344 days
227 days
Alison Wallace
Halifax
---
301 days
Alexander Ednie
Halifax
45 days
100 days

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%

Surgeonsort ascending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
---
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Richard Spence
Halifax
64 days
46 days
Madelaine M Plourde
Halifax
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James C Ellsmere
Halifax
38 days
245 days
Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
21 days
37 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
206 days
252 days
Aneil Arvind Mujoomdar
Halifax
22 days
30 days
Alison Wallace
Halifax
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99 days
Alexander Ednie
Halifax
29 days
62 days

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 2022 - April 30 2023
Next Update: 
June 2023
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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