Gastrointestinal Tract Surgery - Laparoscopic | Nova Scotia Wait Time Information

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 50% of people served within? 22days

Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 36days

Wait times

50%

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	14 days	44 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	32 days	36 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	20 days	38 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	15 days	42 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	---	---
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	29 days	40 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	21 days	41 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	---	---
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	22 days	22 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	---	24 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	---	100 days

90%

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	69 days	76 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	85 days	72 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	55 days	160 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	77 days	205 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	---	---
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	147 days	309 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	97 days	115 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	---	---
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	129 days	50 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	---	154 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	---	161 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50%

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	---	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	15 days	47 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	8 days	27 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	69 days	27 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	35 days	39 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	24 days	41 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	---	---
Rhys Kavanagh	Bridgewater	20 days	34 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	12 days	33 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	17 days	---
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	51 days
Paul M Johnson	Halifax	11 days	26 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	34 days	23 days
Katerina Neumann	Halifax	50 days	44 days
Chris Kenyon	Halifax	---	39 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	30 days	40 days
James C Ellsmere	Halifax	---	---
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	---	---
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	---	43 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	---	---
David MacFarlane	Kentville	---	---
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	23 days	40 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	23 days	41 days
Chakshu Sharma	New Glasgow	---	---
Heather Poushay	Sydney	---	27 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	---	39 days
Daniel Kagedan	Sydney	22 days	20 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	---	---
Eileen Roach	Sydney	16 days	---
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	---
Alison Archibald	Sydney	---	---
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	16 days
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir	Truro	---	36 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	---
Oleg Lefel	Yarmouth	---	---

90%

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	---	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	69 days	61 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	28 days	76 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	82 days	48 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	85 days	72 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	47 days	53 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	---	---
Rhys Kavanagh	Bridgewater	43 days	85 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	57 days	344 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	47 days	---
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	95 days
Paul M Johnson	Halifax	22 days	132 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	123 days	45 days
Katerina Neumann	Halifax	503 days	344 days
Chris Kenyon	Halifax	---	125 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	125 days	154 days
James C Ellsmere	Halifax	---	---
Dafydd Alexander Davies	Halifax	---	---
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	---	66 days
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	---	---
David MacFarlane	Kentville	---	---
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	97 days	155 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	31 days	87 days
Chakshu Sharma	New Glasgow	---	---
Heather Poushay	Sydney	---	36 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	---	133 days
Daniel Kagedan	Sydney	184 days	50 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	---	---
Eileen Roach	Sydney	28 days	---
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	---
Alison Archibald	Sydney	---	---
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	154 days
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir	Truro	---	60 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	---
Oleg Lefel	Yarmouth	---	---

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50%	Consult - 90%	Surgery - 50%	Surgery - 90%
2021 Apr-Jun	19	106	25	101
2021 Jul-Sep	27	124	29	73
2021 Oct-Dec	22	153	25	83
2022 Jan-Mar	28	113	20	81
2022 Apr-Jun	19	93	25	78
2022 Jul-Sep	20	98	29	116
2022 Oct-Dec	21	149	31	219
2023 Jan-Mar	27	99	40	137
2023 Apr-Jun	21	140	36	154

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 - Laparoscopic

Service/Procedure Summary

Wait times

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90%

Wait Times by Surgeon

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90%

Wait Times Trends

Gastrointestinal Tract Surgery - Laparoscopic

Service/Procedure Summary

Wait times

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90%

Wait Times by Surgeon

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90%

Wait Times Trends

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