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Osteotomy

Service/Procedure Summary

The removal of a piece of bone.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
330 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
550 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
417 days
357 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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550 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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818 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen 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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
142 days
152 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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265 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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375 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen 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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Karl John Logan
Halifax
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Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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564 days
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
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Joel Morash
Halifax
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Edward Hewins
Kentville
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
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Christy McKinnon
Sydney
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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 Timesort descending Surgery Wait Time
Karl John Logan
Halifax
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Benjamin Orlik
Halifax
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398 days
Luke Edward Gauthier
Halifax
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Joel Morash
Halifax
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Edward Hewins
Kentville
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Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
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Mark A Glazebrook
Halifax
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Christy McKinnon
Sydney
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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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