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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 ?
350 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
213 days
106 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
167 days
155 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
51 days
433 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
634 days
286 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
387 days
533 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
85 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
168 days
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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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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
48 days
20 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
20 days
50 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
44 days
50 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
115 days
75 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
232 days
314 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
46 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
96 days
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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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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 2020 - August 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
257 days
142 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
315 days
491 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
---
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Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
---
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
223 days
---
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
---
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
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Colin McWilliams
Amherst
---
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Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
---
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Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
---
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
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Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
---
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
---
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
---
---
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
474 days
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
499 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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
79 days
36 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
224 days
337 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
---
---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
---
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
43 days
---
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
---
---
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
---
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
---
---
Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
---
---
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
---
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
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Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
---
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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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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
71 days
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
85 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: 
September 1 2020 - August 31 2021
Next Update: 
October 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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