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

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
119 days
218 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
167 days
360 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
322 days
423 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
649 days
323 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's 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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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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291 days
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
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
42 days
34 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
70 days
44 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
140 days
127 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
138 days
145 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's 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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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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124 days
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: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Samuel Minor
Halifax
315 days
314 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Colin McWilliams
Amherst
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
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Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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Nabil Nader
Amherst
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Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
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174 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
Samuel Minor
Halifax
136 days
127 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Colin McWilliams
Amherst
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
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Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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Nabil Nader
Amherst
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Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
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58 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: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Next Update: 
January 2021
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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