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Internal Defib Insertion / Loop Recorder

Service/Procedure Summary

Insertion of an electronic device just below the collarbone is used to help monitor or regulate potentially fast and life-threatening electrical problems with the heart.

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

90%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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36 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%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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15 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: 
March 1 2020 - February 28 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Gregory M Hirsch
Halifax
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Roger J Baskett
Halifax
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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%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Gregory M Hirsch
Halifax
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Roger J Baskett
Halifax
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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: 
March 1 2020 - February 28 2021
Next Update: 
April 2021
Disclaimer: Hospitals 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. Current wait times experienced by some patients may be different.

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