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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 ?
361 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
168 days
51 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
38 days
194 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
184 days
76 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
51 days
307 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
474 days
218 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
387 days
587 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
69 days
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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
23 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
32 days
50 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
19 days
78 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
96 days
21 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
123 days
78 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
224 days
371 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
35 days
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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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: 
December 1 2020 - November 30 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
213 days
142 days
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
260 days
258 days
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
474 days
75 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
232 days
533 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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109 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
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Chris Kenyon
Halifax
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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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
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Krista de Boer
Antigonish
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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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
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
71 days
58 days
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
88 days
63 days
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
85 days
190 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
218 days
371 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
---
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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83 days
C Marius Hoogerboord
Halifax
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Chris Kenyon
Halifax
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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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
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Krista de Boer
Antigonish
---
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
---
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
---
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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: 
December 1 2020 - November 30 2021
Next Update: 
January 2022
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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