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

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
62 days
67 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
21 days
227 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
232 days
204 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
427 days
157 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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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 East Hants Health Centre
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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82 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
24 days
45 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
14 days
149 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
137 days
64 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
114 days
92 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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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 East Hants Health Centre
---
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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39 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: 
December 1 2017 - November 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
17 days
227 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
235 days
204 days
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
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Alicia Lamey
Sydney
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Jane Watson-Jessome
Dartmouth
158 days
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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
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57 days
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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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
Samuel Minor
Halifax
141 days
64 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
10 days
202 days
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
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Alicia Lamey
Sydney
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Jane Watson-Jessome
Dartmouth
91 days
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Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
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41 days
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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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 2017 - November 30 2018
Next Update: 
January 2019
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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