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? 47days

Wait times

50th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	21 days	28 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	19 days	31 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	22 days	29 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	26 days	29 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	40 days	29 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	35 days	47 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	49 days	43 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	56 days	53 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	58 days	55 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	60 days	54 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	70 days	59 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	75 days	115 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	61 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	99 days	85 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	83 days	127 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	71 days	141 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	142 days	74 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	99 days	117 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	112 days	113 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	329 days	64 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	187 days	245 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	145 days	364 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	399 days	148 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	364 days	244 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
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	14 days	19 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	13 days	22 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	14 days	34 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	12 days	37 days
Ashley Drohan	Halifax	15 days	35 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	17 days	36 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	21 days	32 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	26 days	29 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	21 days	35 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	31 days	29 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	27 days	33 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	27 days	39 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	50 days	28 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	36 days	46 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	66 days	27 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	42 days	52 days
Paul M Johnson	Halifax	44 days	54 days
Chris Kenyon	Halifax	39 days	61 days
John Booth	Truro	63 days	40 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	52 days	53 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	55 days	64 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	23 days	98 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	85 days	43 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	74 days	58 days
Katerina Neumann	Halifax	84 days	75 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	87 days	75 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	217 days	80 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	61 days
Alex D Mitchell	Windsor	---	---
Alison Archibald	Sydney	---	33 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Boris Gala Lopez	Halifax	---	---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	96 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	---	48 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	---	49 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	---	---
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	170 days	---
Karen Milford	Halifax	---	---
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	47 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	---
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	---	---
Madelaine M Plourde	Halifax	---	---
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	11 days	---
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	41 days	---
Nabil Nader	Amherst	---	---
S. Mark Taylor	Halifax	69 days	---
Samuel Minor	Halifax	---	---
Timothy D Wallace	Amherst	---	---

90th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	40 days	29 days
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	50 days	47 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	30 days	81 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	37 days	78 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	55 days	74 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	70 days	71 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	90 days	58 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	63 days	93 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	66 days	96 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	55 days	113 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	38 days	137 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	88 days	101 days
John Booth	Truro	151 days	71 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	176 days	71 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	182 days	69 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	98 days	169 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	124 days	158 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	175 days	112 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	106 days	185 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	168 days	134 days
Ashley Drohan	Halifax	267 days	112 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	381 days	35 days
Chris Kenyon	Halifax	120 days	411 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	128 days	407 days
Paul M Johnson	Halifax	187 days	359 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	399 days	226 days
Katerina Neumann	Halifax	413 days	244 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	657 days	113 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	117 days
Alex D Mitchell	Windsor	---	---
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	---	49 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	---	127 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	---	---
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	86 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	---	---
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	428 days	---
Karen Milford	Halifax	---	---
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	124 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	---
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	---	---
Madelaine M Plourde	Halifax	---	---
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	24 days	---
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	49 days	---
Nabil Nader	Amherst	---	---
S. Mark Taylor	Halifax	110 days	---
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	32	226	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	128	43	234
2024 Jul-Sep	27	187	41	112
2024 Oct-Dec	48	214	48	205
2025 Jan-Mar	36	227	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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