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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 ?
477 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
193 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)
537 days
206 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
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
62 days
62 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
123 days
68 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: 
July 1 2018 - June 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain
Halifax
324 days
135 days
Curtis Archibald
Halifax
552 days
206 days
G Robert Laroche
Halifax
---
57 days
Johane Robitaille
Halifax
---
---
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
108 days
73 days
Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain
Halifax
290 days
62 days
G Robert Laroche
Halifax
---
50 days
Johane Robitaille
Halifax
---
---
Kristine L Mayer
Glace Bay
---
27 days
Mishari M Dahrab
Halifax
---
145 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: 
July 1 2018 - June 30 2019
Next Update: 
August 2019
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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