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

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
28 days
215 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
171 days
159 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
188 days
189 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
275 days
195 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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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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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 Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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68 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
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
12 days
72 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
56 days
50 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
90 days
57 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
151 days
103 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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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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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 Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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40 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: 
August 1 2016 - July 31 2017
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2017

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
64 days
67 days
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
164 days
159 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
146 days
189 days
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
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Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
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Basilon Cole
New Glasgow
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
149 days
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Hani Redwan
Sydney
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
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68 days
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir
Amherst
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
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Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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Vincent O'Malley
Kentville
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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
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
46 days
50 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
90 days
61 days
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
151 days
109 days
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
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Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
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Basilon Cole
New Glasgow
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
98 days
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Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Hani Redwan
Sydney
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
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43 days
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir
Amherst
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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Rodrigo Luiz Romao
Halifax
---
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Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
---
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
---
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Vincent O'Malley
Kentville
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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: 
August 1 2016 - July 31 2017
Next Update: 
September 2017
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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