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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 ?
443 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
371 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
35 days
204 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
53 days
265 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
480 days
258 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
523 days
832 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
---
343 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
123 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
62 days
---
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
71 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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
15 days
31 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
14 days
86 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
175 days
100 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
235 days
381 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
74 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
41 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
20 days
---
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
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.

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
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
184 days
323 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
265 days
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
---
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
22 days
---
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
---
Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
---
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John Booth
Truro
50 days
---
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
---
---
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
---
---
Krista de Boer
Antigonish
---
---
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
---
Richard Spence
Halifax
---
---
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
127 days
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Samuel Minor
Halifax
---
832 days
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
---

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
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
177 days
244 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
37 days
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
---
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
---
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
11 days
---
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
---
Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
---
---
John Booth
Truro
17 days
---
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
---
---
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
---
---
Krista de Boer
Antigonish
---
---
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
---
Richard Spence
Halifax
---
---
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
64 days
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Samuel Minor
Halifax
---
381 days
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
---

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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