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Pacemaker Insertion

Service/Procedure Summary

The insertion of a pacemaker, a small device that is inserted at the heart to control faulty rhythms.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
25 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
45 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
18 days
38 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
91 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
45 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
29 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
36 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---

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
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
8 days
21 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
37 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
21 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
9 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
27 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---

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: 
August 1 2016 - July 31 2017
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2017

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
18 days
38 days
Basilon Cole
New Glasgow
---
29 days
Christine Herman
Halifax
---
42 days
Gregory M Hirsch
Halifax
---
46 days
Idris M Ali
Halifax
---
49 days
Jeremy R Wood
Halifax
---
---
Keir Marshall Stewart
Halifax
---
44 days
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
83 days
Roger J Baskett
Halifax
---
30 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 Time
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
8 days
20 days
Basilon Cole
New Glasgow
---
9 days
Christine Herman
Halifax
---
31 days
Gregory M Hirsch
Halifax
---
14 days
Idris M Ali
Halifax
---
26 days
Jeremy R Wood
Halifax
---
---
Keir Marshall Stewart
Halifax
---
15 days
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
36 days
Roger J Baskett
Halifax
---
17 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: 
August 1 2016 - July 31 2017
Next Update: 
September 2017
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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