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Pilonidal Cyst Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgical removal of an abscess on the buttocks.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
174 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
181 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
51 days
123 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
157 days
67 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
31 days
215 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
146 days
251 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
340 days
188 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Windsor
Hants Community 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
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
37 days
37 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
62 days
29 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
12 days
80 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
81 days
55 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
174 days
118 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Windsor
Hants Community 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: 
April 1 2017 - March 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
40 days
215 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
146 days
167 days
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
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Barbara Jean MacGillivray
Antigonish
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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Jane Watson-Jessome
Dartmouth
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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
275 days
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
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Vincent O'Malley
Kentville
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Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
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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 Time Surgery Wait Time
Samuel Minor
Halifax
84 days
51 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
13 days
130 days
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
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Barbara Jean MacGillivray
Antigonish
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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Jane Watson-Jessome
Dartmouth
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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
216 days
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
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Vincent O'Malley
Kentville
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Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
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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: 
April 1 2017 - March 31 2018
Next Update: 
May 2018
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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