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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 ?
277 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
199 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
74 days
110 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
46 days
148 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
78 days
130 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
244 days
195 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
418 days
192 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
568 days
201 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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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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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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133 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
35 days
49 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
28 days
58 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
46 days
113 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
60 days
114 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
147 days
97 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
155 days
122 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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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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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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41 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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: 
June 1 2019 - May 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
133 days
145 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Eric Hyun
New Glasgow
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Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
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110 days
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Nabil Nader
Amherst
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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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
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
42 days
63 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Eric Hyun
New Glasgow
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Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
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26 days
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Nabil Nader
Amherst
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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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: 
June 1 2019 - May 31 2020
Next Update: 
July 2020
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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