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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 ?
21 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
49 days
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Wait Times

90%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
20 days
35 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
57 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
39 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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---
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
10 days
15 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
17 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
20 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
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: 
May 1 2018 - April 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
20 days
24 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
49 days
Gregory M Hirsch
Halifax
---
47 days
Keir Marshall Stewart
Halifax
---
67 days
Idris M Ali
Halifax
---
39 days
Christine Herman
Halifax
---
---
Edgar Chedrawy
Halifax
---
38 days
Roger J Baskett
Halifax
---
---
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
39 days
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
34 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
9 days
10 days
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
26 days
Gregory M Hirsch
Halifax
---
13 days
Keir Marshall Stewart
Halifax
---
24 days
Idris M Ali
Halifax
---
18 days
Christine Herman
Halifax
---
---
Edgar Chedrawy
Halifax
---
26 days
Roger J Baskett
Halifax
---
---
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
---
19 days
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
24 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: 
May 1 2018 - April 30 2019
Next Update: 
June 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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