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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 ?
287 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
172 days
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Wait Times

90%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
21 days
412 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
390 days
112 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
306 days
181 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial 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
73 days
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
171 days
41 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%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
16 days
223 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
135 days
77 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
137 days
64 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial 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
26 days
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
39 days
29 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: 
May 1 2018 - April 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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412 days
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
390 days
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Jane Watson-Jessome
Dartmouth
141 days
92 days
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
287 days
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Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
186 days
181 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Alicia Lamey
Sydney
145 days
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Kieron McGibney
Truro
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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 Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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227 days
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
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John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
293 days
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Jane Watson-Jessome
Dartmouth
103 days
62 days
Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
141 days
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Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
141 days
64 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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Alicia Lamey
Sydney
110 days
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Kieron McGibney
Truro
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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: 
May 1 2018 - April 30 2019
Next Update: 
June 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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