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? 35days

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

Wait times

50%

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	14 days	37 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	11 days	40 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	21 days	34 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	16 days	45 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	22 days	42 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	28 days	43 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	27 days	49 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	47 days	56 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	46 days	57 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	45 days	63 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	116 days	44 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	125 days	114 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	---	---

90%

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	49 days	119 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	69 days	164 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	182 days	71 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	169 days	99 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	96 days	178 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	97 days	225 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	82 days	255 days
Windsor	Hants Community Hospital	238 days	111 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	159 days	365 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	250 days	288 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	251 days	300 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	337 days	404 days
Glace Bay	Glace Bay Healthcare Facility	---	---

Wait Times by Surgeon

50%

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	11 days	29 days
Oleg Lefel	Yarmouth	24 days	19 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	21 days	27 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	21 days	27 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	9 days	42 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	4 days	49 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	18 days	36 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	17 days	41 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	16 days	43 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	21 days	46 days
Daniel Kagedan	Sydney	33 days	40 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	56 days	21 days
Paul M Johnson	Halifax	45 days	38 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	35 days	48 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	15 days	85 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	39 days	69 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	32 days	84 days
Chris Kenyon	Halifax	55 days	67 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	59 days	71 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	87 days	50 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	116 days	36 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	124 days	47 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	98 days	111 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	187 days	47 days
Katerina Neumann	Halifax	141 days	164 days
Alisha Fernandes	Halifax	---	---
Alison Archibald	Sydney	---	39 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	---	51 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	78 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	29 days
Chakshu Sharma	New Glasgow	---	29 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	---	69 days
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	26 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	---	---
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	---	20 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	---	23 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	---	53 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	135 days	---
Heather Poushay	Sydney	---	---
Irma Joan Proctor	Bridgewater	---	23 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	---	---
John Booth	Truro	---	22 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	47 days	---
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	---	---
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	---	14 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	---	---
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir	Truro	---	---
Rhys Kavanagh	Bridgewater	---	---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao	Halifax	---	62 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	---	59 days
S. Mark Taylor	Halifax	---	---
Samuel Minor	Halifax	---	---
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	---	54 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	---	---

90%

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	14 days	69 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	34 days	58 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	11 days	105 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	11 days	107 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	78 days	74 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	28 days	125 days
Oleg Lefel	Yarmouth	84 days	77 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	125 days	43 days
Jane Watson-Jessome	Windsor	127 days	47 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	30 days	165 days
Daniel Kagedan	Sydney	61 days	135 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	84 days	178 days
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	88 days	188 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	113 days	181 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	91 days	225 days
Paul M Johnson	Halifax	178 days	215 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	78 days	343 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	415 days	99 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	489 days	71 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	159 days	409 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	460 days	111 days
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	275 days	307 days
Chris Kenyon	Halifax	76 days	678 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	604 days	193 days
Katerina Neumann	Halifax	588 days	439 days
Alisha Fernandes	Halifax	---	---
Alison Archibald	Sydney	---	85 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	---	87 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	176 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	497 days
Chakshu Sharma	New Glasgow	---	46 days
Christopher Blackmore	Halifax	---	114 days
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	111 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	---	---
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	---	113 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	---	44 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	---	98 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	230 days	---
Heather Poushay	Sydney	---	---
Irma Joan Proctor	Bridgewater	---	51 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
Jessica Louise Mills	Halifax	---	---
John Booth	Truro	---	57 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	125 days	---
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	---	---
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	---	87 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	---	---
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir	Truro	---	---
Rhys Kavanagh	Bridgewater	---	---
Rodrigo Luiz Romao	Halifax	---	433 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	---	107 days
S. Mark Taylor	Halifax	---	---
Samuel Minor	Halifax	---	---
Scott Livingstone	Halifax	---	84 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	---	---

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50%	Consult - 90%	Surgery - 50%	Surgery - 90%
2021 Apr-Jun	28	141	30	144
2021 Jul-Sep	30	168	42	199
2021 Oct-Dec	32	137	42	164
2022 Jan-Mar	24	126	25	102
2022 Apr-Jun	26	143	43	240
2022 Jul-Sep	32	114	47	242
2022 Oct-Dec	48	295	50	330
2023 Jan-Mar	30	189	43	272
2023 Apr-Jun	27	158	44	188

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

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