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Gastrointestinal Tract Surgery - Laparoscopic

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery on the GI tract, the path that food follows through the body, using a special small camera called a laparoscope.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
126 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
86 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
77 days
46 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
83 days
53 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
113 days
39 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
47 days
111 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
149 days
89 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
200 days
102 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
26 days
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
13 days
18 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
18 days
18 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
17 days
20 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
25 days
27 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
25 days
27 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
36 days
44 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
16 days
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
September 1 2021 - August 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Nabil Nader
Amherst
41 days
28 days
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
42 days
34 days
Krista de Boer
Antigonish
52 days
35 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
48 days
41 days
Chris Kenyon
Halifax
30 days
62 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
36 days
65 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
65 days
51 days
Richard Spence
Halifax
89 days
53 days
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
113 days
34 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
47 days
111 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
44 days
125 days
Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
173 days
44 days
Katerina Neumann
Halifax
143 days
105 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
125 days
139 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
298 days
116 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
297 days
122 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
---
46 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
---
33 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
---
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
---
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
---
---
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
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David MacFarlane
Kentville
---
---
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
---
Heather Poushay
Glace Bay
---
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James C Ellsmere
Halifax
---
---
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
80 days
---
Paul M Johnson
Halifax
69 days
---
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
29 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
5 days
16 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
12 days
16 days
Nabil Nader
Amherst
12 days
19 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
13 days
20 days
Richard Spence
Halifax
23 days
20 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
15 days
29 days
Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
24 days
22 days
Chris Kenyon
Halifax
16 days
32 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
20 days
31 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
23 days
32 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
28 days
27 days
Krista de Boer
Antigonish
30 days
27 days
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
35 days
23 days
Katerina Neumann
Halifax
33 days
25 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
27 days
43 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
49 days
53 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
---
14 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
---
23 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
---
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
---
---
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
---
David MacFarlane
Kentville
---
---
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
---
Heather Poushay
Glace Bay
---
---
James C Ellsmere
Halifax
---
---
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
67 days
---
Paul M Johnson
Halifax
14 days
---
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
21 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
September 1 2021 - August 31 2022
Next Update: 
October 2022
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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