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? 36days

Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 43days

Wait times

50th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	25 days	36 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	37 days	32 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	22 days	51 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	43 days	35 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	25 days	54 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	38 days	46 days
Antigonish	Antigonish Memorial Regional Hospital	52 days	36 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	73 days	28 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	56 days	48 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	54 days	54 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	102 days	62 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	---	---
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	---	---
North Sydney	Northside General Hospital	---	---
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	---	40 days

90th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	80 days	54 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	114 days	67 days
Antigonish	Antigonish Memorial Regional Hospital	147 days	104 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	162 days	97 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	141 days	135 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	241 days	174 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	255 days	184 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	206 days	238 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	360 days	102 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	423 days	104 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	426 days	134 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	---	---
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	---	---
North Sydney	Northside General Hospital	---	---
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	---	162 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	16 days	19 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	12 days	30 days
Allison Keeping	Sydney	17 days	30 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	10 days	42 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	12 days	40 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	23 days	29 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	17 days	36 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	22 days	32 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	16 days	41 days
Paul M Johnson	Halifax	27 days	37 days
John Booth	Truro	16 days	50 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	37 days	36 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	48 days	29 days
Heather McFadgen	Dartmouth	36 days	46 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	16 days	69 days
Casey Armstrong	Kentville	44 days	43 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	28 days	59 days
Chris Kenyon	Halifax	47 days	49 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	73 days	28 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	67 days	40 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	69 days	43 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	57 days	78 days
Katerina Neumann	Halifax	51 days	101 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	131 days	46 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	50 days	174 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	---
Alex D Mitchell	Windsor	229 days	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Ashley Drohan	Halifax	---	14 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	35 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	---
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	---	28 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	---	23 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	---	---
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	---	24 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	---	36 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	20 days	---
James C Ellsmere	Halifax	---	---
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	---	---
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	---	---
Karen Milford	Halifax	---	41 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	59 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	---	---
Lior Flor	Sydney	---	---
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	23 days	---
Nabil Nader	Amherst	---	62 days
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	---	---
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	73 days	---
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	108 days	---
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	---	---
Samuel Minor	Halifax	---	---
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	61 days	---

90th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	12 days	53 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	48 days	48 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	37 days	67 days
Allison Keeping	Sydney	37 days	89 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	64 days	62 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	82 days	58 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	113 days	55 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	84 days	100 days
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	49 days	143 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	50 days	149 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	114 days	85 days
Paul M Johnson	Halifax	119 days	92 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	30 days	181 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	147 days	97 days
Heather McFadgen	Dartmouth	136 days	151 days
Chris Kenyon	Halifax	79 days	231 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	78 days	233 days
Casey Armstrong	Kentville	227 days	95 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	43 days	356 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	360 days	92 days
John Booth	Truro	432 days	66 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	426 days	141 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	322 days	266 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	532 days	67 days
Katerina Neumann	Halifax	204 days	671 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	---
Alex D Mitchell	Windsor	450 days	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Ashley Drohan	Halifax	---	20 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	71 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	---
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	---	102 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	---	43 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	---	---
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	---	56 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	---	58 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	40 days	---
James C Ellsmere	Halifax	---	---
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	---	---
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	---	---
Karen Milford	Halifax	---	113 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	104 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	---	---
Lior Flor	Sydney	---	---
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	29 days	---
Nabil Nader	Amherst	---	83 days
Peter Sytnik	Bridgewater	---	---
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	205 days	---
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	218 days	---
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	---	---
Samuel Minor	Halifax	---	---
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	111 days	---

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50th	Consult - 90th	Surgery - 50th	Surgery - 90th
2024 Jul-Sep	24	175	41	112
2024 Oct-Dec	43	248	48	205
2025 Jan-Mar	38	227	47	212
2025 Apr-Jun	34	265	38	135
2025 Jul-Sep	39	286	48	191
2025 Oct-Dec	55	255	46	126
2026 Jan-Mar	39	240	42	174
2026 Apr-Jun	31	241	44	177
2026 Jul-Sep	36	184	43	176

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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Gastrointestinal Tract Surgery

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