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Lacrimal Duct Probing

Service/Procedure Summary

A Procedure to improve the functioning of the tear ducts, for example if they are blocked.

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

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
184 days
257 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
247 days
322 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's 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 Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
41 days
124 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
147 days
89 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's 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: 
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
Bashar Bata
Halifax
87 days
278 days
Curtis Archibald
Halifax
199 days
439 days
Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain
Halifax
853 days
314 days
Johane Robitaille
Halifax
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Mishari M Dahrab
Halifax
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243 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
Bashar Bata
Halifax
41 days
124 days
Curtis Archibald
Halifax
137 days
52 days
Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain
Halifax
182 days
202 days
Johane Robitaille
Halifax
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Mishari M Dahrab
Halifax
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200 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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