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Osteotomy

Service/Procedure Summary

The removal of a piece of bone.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
445 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
339 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
281 days
191 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
206 days
445 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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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 Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
175 days
124 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
164 days
213 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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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: 
December 1 2017 - November 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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David G Johnston
Halifax
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Edward Hewins
Kentville
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Faith Dodd
Sydney
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Joel Morash
Halifax
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445 days
Karl John Logan
Halifax
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138 days
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
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Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
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Rany El-Hawary
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
Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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David G Johnston
Halifax
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Edward Hewins
Kentville
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Faith Dodd
Sydney
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Joel Morash
Halifax
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283 days
Karl John Logan
Halifax
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111 days
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
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Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
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Rany El-Hawary
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: 
December 1 2017 - November 30 2018
Next Update: 
January 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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