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? 50days

Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 46days

Wait times

50th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	17 days	37 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	22 days	35 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	31 days	34 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	18 days	50 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	41 days	37 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	48 days	33 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	18 days	63 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	41 days	46 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	71 days	52 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	56 days	68 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	67 days	62 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	---	---
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	---	---
North Sydney	Northside General Hospital	---	---
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	---	---

90th

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	84 days	78 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	73 days	92 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	69 days	104 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	162 days	62 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	83 days	148 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	179 days	61 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	137 days	208 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	228 days	191 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	254 days	242 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	426 days	119 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	370 days	206 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	---	---
Inverness	Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital	---	---
North Sydney	Northside General Hospital	---	---
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	---	---

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	15 days	20 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	13 days	27 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	20 days	25 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	17 days	37 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	19 days	36 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	24 days	32 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	34 days	23 days
Heather McFadgen	Halifax	25 days	32 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	18 days	40 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	22 days	42 days
John Booth	Truro	16 days	50 days
Paul M Johnson	Halifax	31 days	48 days
Chris Kenyon	Halifax	38 days	56 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	56 days	38 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	70 days	30 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	60 days	44 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	76 days	41 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	46 days	72 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	77 days	62 days
Ashley Drohan	Halifax	97 days	56 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	63 days	98 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	107 days	57 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	97 days	82 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	148 days	37 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	139 days	52 days
Katerina Neumann	Halifax	78 days	125 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	168 days	36 days
Alex D Mitchell	Dartmouth	156 days	72 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	161 days	79 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	---	---
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	43 days
Alexander Ednie	Halifax	---	---
Alison Archibald	Sydney	---	42 days
Allison Keeping	Sydney	---	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	64 days
Casey Armstrong	Kentville	---	---
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	---	45 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	---	39 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	---	31 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	---	47 days
Daniel Gerard French	Halifax	---	---
David MacFarlane	Kentville	---	---
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	33 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	---	41 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	12 days	---
James C Ellsmere	Halifax	---	---
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	---	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	---	60 days
Karen Milford	Halifax	---	82 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	54 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	---	---
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	---
Madelaine M Plourde	Halifax	---	---
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	75 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	17 days	---
S. Mark Taylor	Halifax	---	---
Samuel Minor	Halifax	---	---
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	24 days	---
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	---	---
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	---	27 days

90th

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	31 days	45 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	34 days	53 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	50 days	53 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	40 days	72 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	70 days	45 days
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	82 days	85 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	99 days	85 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	137 days	48 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	162 days	28 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	179 days	37 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	141 days	114 days
Heather McFadgen	Halifax	143 days	123 days
Chakshu Sahi	New Glasgow	165 days	102 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Dartmouth	182 days	86 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	196 days	101 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	231 days	102 days
Paul M Johnson	Halifax	144 days	191 days
Ashley Drohan	Halifax	267 days	91 days
Chris Kenyon	Halifax	99 days	286 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	301 days	102 days
Alex D Mitchell	Dartmouth	219 days	216 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	295 days	158 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	117 days	363 days
John Booth	Truro	423 days	71 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	365 days	159 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	439 days	100 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	396 days	233 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	612 days	135 days
Katerina Neumann	Halifax	264 days	848 days
Adam Southcott	Truro	---	---
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	67 days
Alexander Ednie	Halifax	---	---
Alison Archibald	Sydney	---	183 days
Allison Keeping	Sydney	---	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	83 days
Casey Armstrong	Kentville	---	---
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	---	91 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	---	61 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	---	92 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	---	155 days
Daniel Gerard French	Halifax	---	---
David MacFarlane	Kentville	---	---
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	82 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	---	191 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	37 days	---
James C Ellsmere	Halifax	---	---
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	---	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	---	78 days
Karen Milford	Halifax	---	125 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	104 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	---	---
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	---
Madelaine M Plourde	Halifax	---	---
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	182 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	28 days	---
S. Mark Taylor	Halifax	---	---
Samuel Minor	Halifax	---	---
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	45 days	---
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	---	---
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	---	121 days

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50th	Consult - 90th	Surgery - 50th	Surgery - 90th
2023 Oct-Dec	39	182	41	247
2024 Jan-Mar	45	231	48	120
2024 Apr-Jun	29	153	43	234
2024 Jul-Sep	26	187	41	112
2024 Oct-Dec	43	247	48	205
2025 Jan-Mar	38	227	47	212
2025 Apr-Jun	34	267	38	135
2025 Jul-Sep	41	286	48	191
2025 Oct-Dec	50	255	46	126

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

Wait times

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Wait Times by Surgeon

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Wait Times Trends

Gastrointestinal Tract Surgery

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