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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 ?
260 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
363 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
38 days
155 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
156 days
106 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
51 days
307 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
334 days
258 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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343 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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587 days
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
62 days
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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
20 days
43 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
27 days
67 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
67 days
30 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
157 days
100 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
---
126 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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376 days
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
27 days
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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: 
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
178 days
142 days
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
260 days
286 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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109 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
---
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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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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
---
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Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
51 days
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
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Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
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26 days
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
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Krista de Boer
Antigonish
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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181 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
---
533 days
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
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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
94 days
76 days
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
192 days
218 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
63 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
---
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
---
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
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Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
---
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Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
13 days
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
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Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
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16 days
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
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Krista de Boer
Antigonish
---
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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68 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
---
371 days
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
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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: 
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022
Next Update: 
June 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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