Gastrointestinal Tract Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

This procedure inserts a special camera called a laparoscope into the stomach to examine or repair it. Surgery on the GI tract, the path that food follows through the body.

Consult Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 33days

Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 38days

Wait times

50th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	19 days	28 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	22 days	29 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	33 days	29 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	30 days	33 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	28 days	38 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	33 days	47 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	60 days	31 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	47 days	47 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	38 days	72 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	64 days	51 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	74 days	57 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	23 days	115 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	---	---
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	---	---
North Sydney	Northside General Hospital	---	---

90th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	63 days	61 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	66 days	113 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	121 days	85 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	83 days	127 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	95 days	124 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	142 days	78 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	165 days	60 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	82 days	183 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	64 days	364 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	206 days	244 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	370 days	244 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	502 days	148 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	---	---
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	---	---
North Sydney	Northside General Hospital	---	---

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	14 days	22 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	16 days	22 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	16 days	23 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	21 days	32 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	17 days	38 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	15 days	40 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	35 days	25 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	30 days	33 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	29 days	34 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	28 days	37 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	30 days	36 days
Ashley Drohan	Halifax	33 days	36 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	49 days	28 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	46 days	43 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	31 days	63 days
Chris Kenyon	Halifax	39 days	56 days
Paul M Johnson	Halifax	40 days	55 days
John Booth	Truro	60 days	45 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	80 days	31 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	63 days	51 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	71 days	57 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	77 days	75 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	102 days	62 days
Katerina Neumann	Halifax	109 days	91 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	50 days	161 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	217 days	68 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	---
Alex D Mitchell	Windsor	32 days	---
Alexander Ednie	Halifax	---	---
Alison Archibald	Sydney	---	47 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	---	33 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	---	---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	83 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	---	78 days
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	77 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	---	24 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	---	53 days
Daniel Gerard French	Halifax	---	---
David MacFarlane	Kentville	---	---
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	29 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	---	---
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	---	102 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	---	64 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	---	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	11 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	---	---
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	119 days	---
Karen Milford	Halifax	---	71 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	47 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	---
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	---	---
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	14 days	---
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	41 days	---
Nabil Nader	Amherst	---	---
S. Mark Taylor	Halifax	---	---
Samuel Minor	Halifax	---	---
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	---	---
Timothy D Wallace	Amherst	---	---

90th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	40 days	29 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	33 days	72 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	30 days	83 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	70 days	60 days
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	113 days	47 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	55 days	113 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	137 days	52 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	124 days	72 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	123 days	82 days
John Booth	Truro	151 days	71 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	63 days	165 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	125 days	112 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	176 days	71 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	182 days	69 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	168 days	134 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	191 days	115 days
Ashley Drohan	Halifax	267 days	112 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	239 days	169 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	381 days	35 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	295 days	127 days
Paul M Johnson	Halifax	191 days	242 days
Chris Kenyon	Halifax	120 days	342 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	313 days	226 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	196 days	363 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	579 days	148 days
Katerina Neumann	Halifax	576 days	244 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	---
Alex D Mitchell	Windsor	64 days	---
Alexander Ednie	Halifax	---	---
Alison Archibald	Sydney	---	141 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	---	96 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	---	---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	379 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	---	127 days
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	210 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	---	49 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	---	162 days
Daniel Gerard French	Halifax	---	---
David MacFarlane	Kentville	---	---
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	82 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	---	---
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	---	185 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	---	193 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	---	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	24 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	---	---
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	428 days	---
Karen Milford	Halifax	---	122 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	75 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	---
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	---	---
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	32 days	---
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	49 days	---
Nabil Nader	Amherst	---	---
S. Mark Taylor	Halifax	---	---
Samuel Minor	Halifax	---	---
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	---	---
Timothy D Wallace	Amherst	---	---

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50th	Consult - 90th	Surgery - 50th	Surgery - 90th
2023 Apr-Jun	27	166	44	188
2023 Jul-Sep	37	259	43	265
2023 Oct-Dec	39	182	41	247
2024 Jan-Mar	43	231	48	120
2024 Apr-Jun	29	128	43	234
2024 Jul-Sep	27	187	41	112
2024 Oct-Dec	47	214	48	205
2025 Jan-Mar	36	210	47	212
2025 Apr-Jun	33	260	38	135

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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Gastrointestinal Tract Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

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Wait Times Trends

Gastrointestinal Tract Surgery

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