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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 ?
777 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
354 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)
836 days
424 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
55 days
127 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
147 days
181 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: 
May 1 2022 - April 30 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bashar Bata
Halifax
48 days
196 days
Curtis Archibald
Halifax
253 days
424 days
Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain
Halifax
915 days
322 days
Johane Robitaille
Halifax
186 days
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Mishari M Dahrab
Halifax
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Veronique Promelle
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 Time
Curtis Archibald
Halifax
101 days
62 days
Bashar Bata
Halifax
37 days
134 days
Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain
Halifax
269 days
263 days
Johane Robitaille
Halifax
83 days
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Mishari M Dahrab
Halifax
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Veronique Promelle
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: 
May 1 2022 - April 30 2023
Next Update: 
June 2023
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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