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? 38days

Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 47days

Wait times

50th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	18 days	34 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	23 days	29 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	21 days	33 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	25 days	31 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	40 days	33 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	35 days	48 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	49 days	43 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	64 days	36 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	51 days	57 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	56 days	53 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	67 days	57 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	23 days	111 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	---	---
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	---	---

90th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	63 days	69 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	66 days	116 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	118 days	85 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	83 days	127 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	142 days	78 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	151 days	75 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	137 days	165 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	329 days	71 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	106 days	364 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	187 days	292 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	399 days	142 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	344 days	312 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	---	---
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	---	---

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	12 days	20 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	13 days	23 days
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	14 days	22 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	13 days	28 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	14 days	29 days
Ashley Drohan	Halifax	15 days	35 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	12 days	38 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	21 days	32 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	24 days	33 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	31 days	29 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	29 days	33 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	26 days	41 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	27 days	41 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	49 days	28 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	44 days	41 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	35 days	52 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	46 days	45 days
Paul M Johnson	Halifax	44 days	49 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	31 days	63 days
John Booth	Truro	63 days	36 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	64 days	35 days
Chris Kenyon	Halifax	37 days	71 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	60 days	57 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	59 days	63 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	23 days	102 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	56 days	74 days
Katerina Neumann	Halifax	68 days	68 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	107 days	75 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	231 days	58 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	61 days
Alex D Mitchell	Windsor	---	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	---	33 days
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	---	---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	96 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	---	45 days
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	74 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	---	23 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	---	71 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	---	---
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	29 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	---	65 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	---	---
James C Ellsmere	Halifax	---	---
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	---	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	11 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	---	52 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	---	---
Karen Milford	Halifax	---	---
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	47 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	84 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	---	---
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	10 days	---
Nabil Nader	Amherst	---	---
S. Mark Taylor	Halifax	---	---
Samuel Minor	Halifax	---	---
Timothy D Wallace	Amherst	---	---

90th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	40 days	37 days
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	50 days	47 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	49 days	53 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	37 days	78 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	17 days	99 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	69 days	58 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	55 days	74 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	70 days	71 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	49 days	101 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	30 days	125 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	55 days	116 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	38 days	137 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	49 days	165 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	125 days	112 days
John Booth	Truro	192 days	50 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	182 days	69 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	176 days	111 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	106 days	185 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	168 days	134 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	124 days	179 days
Ashley Drohan	Halifax	267 days	86 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	71 days	287 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	381 days	35 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	399 days	113 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	107 days	407 days
Paul M Johnson	Halifax	187 days	359 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	399 days	226 days
Chris Kenyon	Halifax	145 days	495 days
Katerina Neumann	Halifax	413 days	244 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	117 days
Alex D Mitchell	Windsor	---	---
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	---	189 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	---	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	17 days
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	---	84 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	---	---
Karen Milford	Halifax	---	---
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	65 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	215 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	---	---
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	24 days	---
Nabil Nader	Amherst	---	---
S. Mark Taylor	Halifax	---	---
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 Jan-Mar	31	203	43	303
2023 Apr-Jun	27	166	44	188
2023 Jul-Sep	37	259	43	265
2023 Oct-Dec	37	179	41	247
2024 Jan-Mar	43	231	48	120
2024 Apr-Jun	29	138	43	234
2024 Jul-Sep	27	187	41	112
2024 Oct-Dec	48	217	48	205
2025 Jan-Mar	38	254	47	212

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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