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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 ?
403 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
182 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
133 days
145 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
417 days
206 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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31 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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
97 days
50 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
116 days
98 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
27 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: 
January 1 2019 - December 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain
Halifax
372 days
160 days
Curtis Archibald
Halifax
421 days
318 days
G Robert Laroche
Halifax
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Johane Robitaille
Halifax
---
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Kristine L Mayer
Glace Bay
---
31 days
Mishari M Dahrab
Halifax
---
152 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
Curtis Archibald
Halifax
93 days
95 days
Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain
Halifax
296 days
89 days
G Robert Laroche
Halifax
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Johane Robitaille
Halifax
---
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Kristine L Mayer
Glace Bay
---
27 days
Mishari M Dahrab
Halifax
---
109 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: 
January 1 2019 - December 31 2019
Next Update: 
February 2020
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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