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Lung Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

This category includes lobectomy, mediastinoscopy/thoracotomy, pneumonectomy, thorascopy, sternotomy, decortications of the lung, and resections.

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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort ascending
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
62 days
83 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 Timesort ascending
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
26 days
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.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
January 1 - March 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort ascending
Madelaine M Plourde
Halifax
61 days
100 days
Harry J Henteleff
Halifax
40 days
78 days
Aneil Arvind Mujoomdar
Halifax
45 days
70 days
Alison Wallace
Halifax
82 days
53 days
Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
48 days
51 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 Timesort ascending
Madelaine M Plourde
Halifax
35 days
62 days
Harry J Henteleff
Halifax
23 days
55 days
Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
19 days
27 days
Aneil Arvind Mujoomdar
Halifax
23 days
26 days
Alison Wallace
Halifax
42 days
18 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: 
April 1 2019 - March 31 2020
Next Update: 
May 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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