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 --- ---

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.