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

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
42 days
73 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
152 days
440 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
480 days
659 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
111 days
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
343 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
125 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
518 days
---
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
62 days
---
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
383 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
13 days
30 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
11 days
129 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
184 days
221 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
---
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
50 days
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
74 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
44 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
141 days
---
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
17 days
---
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
42 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: 
January 1 2022 - December 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
22 days
134 days
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
203 days
568 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
73 days
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
---
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
---
---
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
---
Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
---
---
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
---
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
---
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
---
Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
232 days
---
John Booth
Truro
---
---
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
---
---
Krista de Boer
Antigonish
---
---
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
---
Richard Spence
Halifax
---
---
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
---
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Samuel Minor
Halifax
---
---

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
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
8 days
93 days
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
183 days
343 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
23 days
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
---
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
---
---
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
---
Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
---
---
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
---
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
---
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
---
Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
116 days
---
John Booth
Truro
---
---
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
---
---
Krista de Boer
Antigonish
---
---
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
---
Richard Spence
Halifax
---
---
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
---
---
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
---
Samuel Minor
Halifax
---
---

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: 
January 1 2022 - December 31 2022
Next Update: 
February 2023
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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