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

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
75 days
218 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
213 days
187 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
167 days
360 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
443 days
491 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
649 days
323 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
433 days
Bridgewater
South Shore 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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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
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
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
26 days
40 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
57 days
21 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
70 days
60 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
91 days
63 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
230 days
360 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
418 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
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
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
---
---

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: 
June 1 2020 - May 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
257 days
76 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
322 days
423 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
---
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
---
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Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
---
---
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
---
Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
---
---
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
360 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
---
---
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
---
---
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
474 days
---
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
433 days
Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
---
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
---
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
312 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
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
71 days
20 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
218 days
337 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
---
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
---
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
---
---
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
---
---
Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
---
---
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
---
Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
---
---
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
136 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
---
---
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
---
---
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
71 days
---
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
417 days
Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
---
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
---
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
82 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: 
June 1 2020 - May 31 2021
Next Update: 
July 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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