Service/Procedure Summary
Surgery on the GI tract, the path that food follows through the body, using a special small camera called a laparoscope.
Wait times
50th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
13 days
|
18 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
8 days
|
27 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
8 days
|
27 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
19 days
|
23 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
14 days
|
29 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
29 days
|
34 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
33 days
|
35 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
40 days
|
36 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital | --- | --- |
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre | --- |
47 days
|
90th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre |
28 days
|
91 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
91 days
|
38 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
61 days
|
70 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
104 days
|
52 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
140 days
|
83 days
|
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital |
77 days
|
198 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
224 days
|
131 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
271 days
|
95 days
|
| Halifax | IWK Health Centre | --- | --- |
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital | --- | --- |
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre | --- |
185 days
|
Wait Times by Surgeon
50th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heather Poushay | Sydney |
16 days
|
13 days
|
| Nabil Nader | Amherst |
10 days
|
20 days
|
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater |
13 days
|
20 days
|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Bridgewater |
14 days
|
19 days
|
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth |
11 days
|
25 days
|
| Stephanie Lapierre | Sydney |
16 days
|
20 days
|
| Alicia Lamey | Sydney |
21 days
|
20 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
23 days
|
22 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
14 days
|
31 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
14 days
|
32 days
|
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst |
17 days
|
32 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
30 days
|
25 days
|
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
27 days
|
36 days
|
| Paul M Johnson | Halifax |
37 days
|
31 days
|
| Katerina Neumann | Halifax |
44 days
|
27 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
37 days
|
37 days
|
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
43 days
|
37 days
|
| Chris Kenyon | Halifax |
39 days
|
55 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
82 days
|
42 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro | --- |
41 days
|
| Alison Archibald | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Ashley Drohan | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Benjamin Heisler | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth | --- | --- |
| Christopher Murphy | Yarmouth | --- | --- |
| Clay K Butler | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Colin McWilliams | Amherst | --- | --- |
| David MacFarlane | Kentville | --- |
20 days
|
| F Donald Clark | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Krista de Boer | Antigonish | --- | --- |
| Oleg Lefel | Yarmouth | --- | --- |
| Victoria Smith | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alicia Lamey | Sydney |
30 days
|
35 days
|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Bridgewater |
39 days
|
34 days
|
| Nabil Nader | Amherst |
20 days
|
54 days
|
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater |
37 days
|
38 days
|
| Stephanie Lapierre | Sydney |
51 days
|
46 days
|
| Heather Poushay | Sydney |
61 days
|
43 days
|
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
44 days
|
63 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
41 days
|
77 days
|
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst |
28 days
|
110 days
|
| Paul M Johnson | Halifax |
73 days
|
66 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
92 days
|
48 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
104 days
|
55 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
109 days
|
90 days
|
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
155 days
|
93 days
|
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth |
230 days
|
38 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
244 days
|
83 days
|
| Katerina Neumann | Halifax |
262 days
|
111 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
271 days
|
109 days
|
| Chris Kenyon | Halifax |
136 days
|
315 days
|
| Ahmed Jad | Truro | --- |
83 days
|
| Alison Archibald | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Ashley Drohan | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Benjamin Heisler | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth | --- | --- |
| Christopher Murphy | Yarmouth | --- | --- |
| Clay K Butler | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Colin McWilliams | Amherst | --- | --- |
| David MacFarlane | Kentville | --- |
33 days
|
| F Donald Clark | Kentville | --- | --- |
| Krista de Boer | Antigonish | --- | --- |
| Oleg Lefel | Yarmouth | --- | --- |
| Victoria Smith | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
Wait Times Trends
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.