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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 ?
448 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
418 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
195 days
215 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
750 days
472 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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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
52 days
60 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
227 days
182 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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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: 
June 1 2020 - May 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Curtis Archibald
Halifax
554 days
472 days
Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain
Halifax
750 days
405 days
Bashar Bata
Halifax
191 days
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G Robert Laroche
Halifax
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Hiron Kettledas
Glace Bay
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Johane Robitaille
Halifax
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Kristine L Mayer
Glace Bay
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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 Time
Curtis Archibald
Halifax
144 days
173 days
Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain
Halifax
220 days
163 days
Bashar Bata
Halifax
125 days
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G Robert Laroche
Halifax
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Hiron Kettledas
Glace Bay
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Johane Robitaille
Halifax
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Kristine L Mayer
Glace Bay
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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: 
June 1 2020 - May 31 2021
Next Update: 
July 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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