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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 ?
542 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
297 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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92 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
542 days
318 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth 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 Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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39 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
276 days
147 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth 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: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Curtis Archibald
Halifax
572 days
353 days
Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain
Halifax
448 days
167 days
Mishari M Dahrab
Halifax
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Johane Robitaille
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
99 days
152 days
Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain
Halifax
390 days
126 days
Mishari M Dahrab
Halifax
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Johane Robitaille
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: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Next Update: 
August 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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