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? 46days

Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 48days

Wait times

50th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	16 days	31 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	17 days	33 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	31 days	29 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	22 days	42 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	33 days	35 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	34 days	48 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	44 days	45 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	40 days	51 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	45 days	51 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	50 days	60 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	108 days	42 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	75 days	118 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	---	---

90th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	63 days	62 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	91 days	107 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	66 days	132 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	50 days	189 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	182 days	74 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	215 days	112 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	265 days	93 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	381 days	85 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	410 days	71 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	344 days	244 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	247 days	364 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	226 days	438 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	---	---

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	8 days	24 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	8 days	25 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	13 days	22 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	11 days	26 days
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	16 days	24 days
Ashley Drohan	Halifax	12 days	29 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	11 days	33 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	35 days	29 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	31 days	33 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	37 days	29 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	21 days	46 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	25 days	46 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	36 days	45 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	44 days	44 days
John Booth	Truro	60 days	36 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	29 days	70 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	55 days	49 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	78 days	28 days
Paul M Johnson	Halifax	52 days	54 days
Chris Kenyon	Halifax	36 days	75 days
Katerina Neumann	Halifax	57 days	61 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	41 days	85 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	66 days	84 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	37 days	116 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	132 days	54 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	74 days	114 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Aneil Arvind Mujoomdar	Halifax	---	---
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	51 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	---	---
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	98 days	---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	113 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	---	41 days
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	77 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	---	29 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	---	35 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	---	53 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	---	---
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	26 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	---	62 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	---	---
James C Ellsmere	Halifax	---	---
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	---	45 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	---	52 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	---	---
Karen Milford	Halifax	---	---
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	47 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	---	---
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	83 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	---	---
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	9 days	---
Nabil Nader	Amherst	24 days	---
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	40 days	---
S. Mark Taylor	Halifax	---	509 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	---	---
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	---	---

90th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	15 days	64 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	28 days	72 days
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	71 days	40 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	69 days	52 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	26 days	96 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	18 days	125 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	88 days	56 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	29 days	141 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	78 days	94 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	66 days	108 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	55 days	141 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	123 days	92 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	96 days	127 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	176 days	55 days
John Booth	Truro	192 days	50 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	53 days	200 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	106 days	185 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	265 days	58 days
Ashley Drohan	Halifax	269 days	56 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	227 days	106 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	279 days	69 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	107 days	407 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	231 days	287 days
Katerina Neumann	Halifax	378 days	369 days
Chris Kenyon	Halifax	117 days	659 days
Paul M Johnson	Halifax	248 days	661 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Aneil Arvind Mujoomdar	Halifax	---	---
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	112 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	---	---
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	139 days	---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	379 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	---	98 days
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	189 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	---	42 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	---	64 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	---	130 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	---	---
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	76 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	---	80 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	---	---
James C Ellsmere	Halifax	---	---
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	---	101 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	---	84 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	---	---
Karen Milford	Halifax	---	---
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	70 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	---	---
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	215 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	---	---
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	11 days	---
Nabil Nader	Amherst	57 days	---
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	80 days	---
S. Mark Taylor	Halifax	---	1091 days
Samuel Minor	Halifax	---	---
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	---	---

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50th	Consult - 90th	Surgery - 50th	Surgery - 90th
2022 Oct-Dec	48	275	50	330
2023 Jan-Mar	33	203	43	303
2023 Apr-Jun	27	158	44	188
2023 Jul-Sep	38	259	43	265
2023 Oct-Dec	35	179	41	247
2024 Jan-Mar	42	231	48	120
2024 Apr-Jun	29	119	43	234
2024 Jul-Sep	26	209	41	112
2024 Oct-Dec	46	214	48	205

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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