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	32 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	29 days	31 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	27 days	34 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	40 days	29 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	33 days	47 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	49 days	46 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	55 days	46 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	45 days	56 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	60 days	62 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	27 days	122 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	---	---
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	---	---
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	---	36 days

90th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	63 days	61 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	83 days	127 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	95 days	124 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	112 days	113 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	165 days	64 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	82 days	164 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	176 days	74 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	199 days	242 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	101 days	364 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	370 days	209 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	502 days	148 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	---	---
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	---	---
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	---	85 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	13 days	22 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	15 days	20 days
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	14 days	22 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	13 days	34 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	12 days	36 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	15 days	34 days
Ashley Drohan	Halifax	15 days	35 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	25 days	33 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	21 days	39 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	30 days	31 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	23 days	41 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	28 days	39 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	48 days	27 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	49 days	28 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	36 days	54 days
Paul M Johnson	Halifax	38 days	55 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	49 days	45 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	68 days	27 days
Chris Kenyon	Halifax	40 days	57 days
John Booth	Truro	63 days	45 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	55 days	61 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	85 days	40 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	23 days	102 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	74 days	64 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	52 days	94 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	77 days	75 days
Katerina Neumann	Halifax	95 days	82 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	178 days	79 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	---
Alex D Mitchell	Windsor	---	---
Alexander Ednie	Halifax	---	---
Alison Archibald	Sydney	---	35 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	---	---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	83 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	---	57 days
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	59 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	---	29 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	---	53 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	---	---
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	35 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	---	72 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	---	64 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	---	43 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	13 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	---	51 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	155 days	---
Karen Milford	Halifax	---	58 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	47 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	---
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	---	---
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	11 days	---
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	41 days	---
Nabil Nader	Amherst	---	---
Samuel Minor	Halifax	---	---
Timothy D Wallace	Amherst	---	---

90th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	40 days	29 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	38 days	72 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	30 days	83 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	37 days	78 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	55 days	74 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	70 days	71 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	63 days	93 days
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	113 days	47 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	66 days	96 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	55 days	113 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	137 days	52 days
John Booth	Truro	151 days	71 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	176 days	71 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	98 days	169 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	101 days	185 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	175 days	112 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	191 days	101 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	168 days	134 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	202 days	158 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	302 days	69 days
Ashley Drohan	Halifax	267 days	112 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	381 days	35 days
Paul M Johnson	Halifax	191 days	242 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	313 days	226 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	196 days	359 days
Chris Kenyon	Halifax	145 days	411 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	579 days	148 days
Katerina Neumann	Halifax	576 days	175 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	---
Alex D Mitchell	Windsor	---	---
Alexander Ednie	Halifax	---	---
Alison Archibald	Sydney	---	99 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	---	---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	379 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	---	127 days
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	180 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	---	64 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	---	127 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	---	---
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	86 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	---	80 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	---	193 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	---	101 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	24 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	---	83 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	428 days	---
Karen Milford	Halifax	---	107 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	124 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	---
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	---	---
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	24 days	---
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	49 days	---
Nabil Nader	Amherst	---	---
Samuel Minor	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	38	179	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	227	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 by Surgeon

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Wait Times Trends

Gastrointestinal Tract Surgery

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