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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 ?
40 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort ascending
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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40 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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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 Timesort ascending
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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16 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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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: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort ascending
Roger J Baskett
Halifax
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10 days
Gregory M Hirsch
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 Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort ascending
Roger J Baskett
Halifax
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2 days
Gregory M Hirsch
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: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Next Update: 
January 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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