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? 39days

Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 42days

Wait times

50th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	14 days	29 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	22 days	29 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	28 days	34 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	32 days	31 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	16 days	50 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	16 days	54 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	36 days	36 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	27 days	57 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	41 days	43 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	50 days	65 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	73 days	52 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	---	---
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	---	---
North Sydney	Northside General Hospital	---	---
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	---	---

90th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	55 days	49 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	99 days	55 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	73 days	84 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	69 days	124 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	162 days	62 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	83 days	147 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	141 days	191 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	137 days	208 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	246 days	198 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	343 days	206 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	453 days	113 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	---	---
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	---	---
North Sydney	Northside General Hospital	---	---
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	---	---

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	14 days	20 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	12 days	27 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	14 days	28 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	19 days	25 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	17 days	28 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	19 days	29 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	12 days	40 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	25 days	31 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	17 days	41 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	21 days	37 days
Heather McFadgen	Halifax	27 days	32 days
John Booth	Truro	12 days	50 days
Paul M Johnson	Halifax	24 days	46 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	49 days	27 days
Chris Kenyon	Halifax	25 days	56 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	73 days	30 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	71 days	36 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	60 days	48 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	46 days	65 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	76 days	62 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	92 days	57 days
Ashley Drohan	Halifax	104 days	56 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	86 days	89 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	63 days	113 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	141 days	38 days
Katerina Neumann	Halifax	65 days	125 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	191 days	52 days
Alex D Mitchell	Dartmouth	156 days	100 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	223 days	79 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	---	---
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	---
Alexander Ednie	Halifax	---	---
Alison Archibald	Sydney	---	37 days
Allison Keeping	Sydney	---	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	33 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	168 days	---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	58 days
Casey Armstrong	Kentville	---	---
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	---	---
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	---	23 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	---	---
Daniel Gerard French	Halifax	---	---
David MacFarlane	Kentville	---	---
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	33 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	22 days	---
James C Ellsmere	Halifax	---	---
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	---	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	---	---
Karen Milford	Halifax	---	53 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	54 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	30 days	---
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	89 days
Madelaine M Plourde	Halifax	---	---
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	79 days
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	---	---
S. Mark Taylor	Halifax	---	---
Samuel Minor	Halifax	---	---
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	24 days	---
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	---	76 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	---	34 days

90th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	24 days	45 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	34 days	53 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	23 days	67 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	39 days	61 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	37 days	67 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	78 days	48 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	43 days	92 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	99 days	43 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	124 days	72 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	137 days	62 days
Heather McFadgen	Halifax	143 days	103 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	141 days	114 days
Paul M Johnson	Halifax	119 days	138 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	205 days	86 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	244 days	53 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	43 days	300 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	295 days	55 days
Chris Kenyon	Halifax	72 days	286 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	301 days	102 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	313 days	99 days
Ashley Drohan	Halifax	267 days	158 days
Alex D Mitchell	Dartmouth	219 days	219 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	343 days	101 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	117 days	363 days
John Booth	Truro	423 days	71 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	439 days	100 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	396 days	233 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	579 days	135 days
Katerina Neumann	Halifax	259 days	848 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	---	---
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	---
Alexander Ednie	Halifax	---	---
Alison Archibald	Sydney	---	183 days
Allison Keeping	Sydney	---	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	37 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	365 days	---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	76 days
Casey Armstrong	Kentville	---	---
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	---	---
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	---	28 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	---	---
Daniel Gerard French	Halifax	---	---
David MacFarlane	Kentville	---	---
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	82 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	50 days	---
James C Ellsmere	Halifax	---	---
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	---	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	---	---
Karen Milford	Halifax	---	113 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	104 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	55 days	---
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	132 days
Madelaine M Plourde	Halifax	---	---
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	182 days
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	---	---
S. Mark Taylor	Halifax	---	---
Samuel Minor	Halifax	---	---
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	45 days	---
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	---	121 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	---	55 days

Wait Times Trends

See wait times trend by selecting the coloured boxes in the legend

Time Period	Consult - 50th	Consult - 90th	Surgery - 50th	Surgery - 90th
2024 Jan-Mar	45	231	48	120
2024 Apr-Jun	29	153	43	234
2024 Jul-Sep	24	175	41	112
2024 Oct-Dec	43	247	48	205
2025 Jan-Mar	37	254	47	212
2025 Apr-Jun	34	265	38	135
2025 Jul-Sep	40	254	48	191
2025 Oct-Dec	50	255	46	126
2026 Jan-Mar	39	240	42	180

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 by Surgeon

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Wait Times Trends

Gastrointestinal Tract Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

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Wait Times by Surgeon

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