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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 ?
20 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
71 days
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Wait Times

90%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
14 days
36 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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28 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
22 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
80 days
Sydney
Cape Breton 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%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
6 days
17 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
8 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
3 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
38 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: 
April 1 2021 - March 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
14 days
31 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
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Gregory M Hirsch
Halifax
---
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Idris M Ali
Halifax
---
---
Suvro Sett
Halifax
---
---
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
80 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 Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
8 days
16 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
---
Gregory M Hirsch
Halifax
---
---
Idris M Ali
Halifax
---
---
Suvro Sett
Halifax
---
---
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
38 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 2021 - March 31 2022
Next Update: 
May 2022
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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