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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 ?
366 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
440 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
152 days
440 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
111 days
95 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
480 days
568 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
343 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
62 days
99 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
518 days
832 days
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
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---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
62 days
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
383 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
53 days
73 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
8 days
131 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
51 days
55 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
182 days
220 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
74 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
47 days
41 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
234 days
239 days
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
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---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
17 days
---
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
42 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
12 days
30 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: 
February 1 2022 - January 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
22 days
134 days
Krista de Boer
Antigonish
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---
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
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Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
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Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
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---
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
---
---
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
---
568 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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---
Richard Spence
Halifax
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---
Samuel Minor
Halifax
---
---
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
---
Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
---
---
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
John Booth
Truro
---
---
Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
232 days
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
73 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 Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
---
---
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
---
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
8 days
93 days
Krista de Boer
Antigonish
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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
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---
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
---
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
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Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
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---
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
---
---
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
---
---
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
---
343 days
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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---
Richard Spence
Halifax
---
---
Samuel Minor
Halifax
---
---
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
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Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
---
---
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
John Booth
Truro
---
---
Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
116 days
---
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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23 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: 
February 1 2022 - January 31 2023
Next Update: 
March 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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