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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 ?
218 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
90 days
130 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
46 days
218 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
174 days
110 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
381 days
201 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
322 days
281 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
418 days
266 days
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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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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133 days
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
36 days
49 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
29 days
101 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
37 days
127 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
62 days
114 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
140 days
118 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
155 days
125 days
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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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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41 days
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: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
133 days
145 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
200 days
195 days
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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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Eric Hyun
New Glasgow
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Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
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110 days
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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Nabil Nader
Amherst
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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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Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
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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
42 days
65 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
128 days
123 days
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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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Eric Hyun
New Glasgow
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Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
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26 days
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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Nabil Nader
Amherst
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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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Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
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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: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Next Update: 
August 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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