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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 ?
192 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
161 days
110 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
179 days
119 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
395 days
132 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
246 days
140 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
177 days
162 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
322 days
167 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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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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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 Timesort descending
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
74 days
34 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
37 days
44 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
58 days
56 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
133 days
69 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
65 days
86 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
175 days
99 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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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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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: 
January 1 2019 - December 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
133 days
63 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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63 days
Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
174 days
111 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
113 days
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
568 days
132 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
236 days
195 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
---
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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Alicia Lamey
North Sydney
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Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
39 days
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
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Eric Hyun
New Glasgow
62 days
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
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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 Timesort descending
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
35 days
31 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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50 days
Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
144 days
55 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
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55 days
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
256 days
86 days
Samuel Minor
Halifax
174 days
108 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
---
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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Alicia Lamey
North Sydney
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Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
14 days
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Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Rodney W McGory
Sydney
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Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
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Eric Hyun
New Glasgow
54 days
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Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
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Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
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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: 
January 1 2019 - December 31 2019
Next Update: 
February 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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