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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 ?
306 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
195 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
90 days
130 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
182 days
110 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
177 days
162 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
322 days
167 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
418 days
140 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
395 days
199 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
30 days
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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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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Kentville
Valley Regional 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
37 days
34 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
36 days
57 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
54 days
63 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
78 days
121 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
137 days
73 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
174 days
99 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
27 days
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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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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Kentville
Valley Regional 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: 
February 1 2019 - January 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
133 days
63 days
Jane Watson-Jessome
Dartmouth
174 days
110 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
209 days
195 days
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
568 days
201 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
---
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Alison Archibald
North Sydney
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Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
---
89 days
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
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Eric Hyun
New Glasgow
62 days
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
39 days
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
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Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
---
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
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Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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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
37 days
31 days
Jane Watson-Jessome
Dartmouth
147 days
44 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
153 days
108 days
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
271 days
96 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
---
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Alison Archibald
North Sydney
---
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Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
---
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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56 days
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
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Eric Hyun
New Glasgow
54 days
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
14 days
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
---
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
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Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
---
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
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Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
---
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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: 
February 1 2019 - January 31 2020
Next Update: 
March 2020
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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