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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 ?
380 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
518 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
426 days
647 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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401 days
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 Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
77 days
49 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
328 days
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: 
March 1 2019 - February 29 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Boris Gala Lopez
Halifax
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Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
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Alison Wallace
Halifax
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James C Ellsmere
Halifax
546 days
54 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
496 days
401 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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401 days
Aneil Arvind Mujoomdar
Halifax
77 days
647 days
Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
91 days
350 days
Madelaine M Plourde
Halifax
104 days
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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
F Donald Clark
Kentville
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Boris Gala Lopez
Halifax
---
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Dennis R Klassen
Halifax
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Alison Wallace
Halifax
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James C Ellsmere
Halifax
101 days
26 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
274 days
134 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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328 days
Aneil Arvind Mujoomdar
Halifax
46 days
17 days
Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
49 days
74 days
Madelaine M Plourde
Halifax
80 days
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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: 
March 1 2019 - February 29 2020
Next Update: 
April 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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