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Peritoneal Lavage or Catherization

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery to find out if there is fluid in the abdomen and possible drainage of the fluid.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
35 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
28 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
29 days
33 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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15 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional 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
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
14 days
7 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
8 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
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: 
September 1 2021 - August 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Stephanie Hiebert
Halifax
22 days
10 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
29 days
14 days
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---
Scott Livingstone
Halifax
---
16 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
---
59 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
Stephanie Hiebert
Halifax
14 days
5 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
14 days
7 days
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---
Scott Livingstone
Halifax
---
8 days
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
---
25 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: 
September 1 2021 - August 31 2022
Next Update: 
October 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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