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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 ?
391 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
440 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
62 days
99 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
59 days
111 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
111 days
81 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
152 days
440 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
538 days
568 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
640 days
832 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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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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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
83 days
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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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
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
20 days
30 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
47 days
44 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
50 days
57 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
16 days
134 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
208 days
211 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
234 days
239 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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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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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
60 days
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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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: 
April 1 2022 - March 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
26 days
225 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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73 days
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Colin McWilliams
Amherst
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
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Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
232 days
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John Booth
Truro
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
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Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
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462 days
Krista de Boer
Antigonish
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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Rhys Kavanagh
Bridgewater
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Richard Spence
Halifax
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Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
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Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
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568 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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
16 days
110 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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23 days
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Colin McWilliams
Amherst
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
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Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
116 days
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John Booth
Truro
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
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Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
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149 days
Krista de Boer
Antigonish
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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Rhys Kavanagh
Bridgewater
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Richard Spence
Halifax
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Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
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Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
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343 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: 
April 1 2022 - March 31 2023
Next Update: 
May 2023
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.

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