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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 ?
497 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
231 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
347 days
147 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
650 days
239 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Middleton
Soldiers Memorial 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
100 days
88 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
168 days
42 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Middleton
Soldiers Memorial 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: 
April 1 2017 - March 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Curtis Archibald
Halifax
395 days
283 days
Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain
Halifax
923 days
48 days
G Robert Laroche
Halifax
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124 days
Johane Robitaille
Halifax
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Mishari M Dahrab
Halifax
266 days
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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
Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain
Halifax
47 days
20 days
Curtis Archibald
Halifax
186 days
56 days
G Robert Laroche
Halifax
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105 days
Johane Robitaille
Halifax
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Mishari M Dahrab
Halifax
100 days
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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: 
April 1 2017 - March 31 2018
Next Update: 
May 2018
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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