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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 ?
446 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 Timesort ascending
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
640 days
832 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
538 days
568 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
152 days
353 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
184 days
306 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
62 days
99 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
111 days
81 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
83 days
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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 ascending
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
234 days
259 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
220 days
206 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
16 days
131 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
61 days
72 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
27 days
71 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
49 days
44 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
71 days
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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 2022 - April 30 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort ascending
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
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462 days
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
26 days
225 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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73 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
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Rhys Kavanagh
Bridgewater
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Alison Archibald
Sydney
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Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
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Richard Spence
Halifax
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
232 days
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Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
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Krista de Boer
Antigonish
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Colin McWilliams
Amherst
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
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John Booth
Truro
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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 ascending
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
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149 days
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
16 days
110 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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40 days
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
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Samuel Minor
Halifax
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Rhys Kavanagh
Bridgewater
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Alison Archibald
Sydney
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Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
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Richard Spence
Halifax
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Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
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Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
116 days
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Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
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Leszek J Wasilewski
Dartmouth
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
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Krista de Boer
Antigonish
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Colin McWilliams
Amherst
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
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Edward Joy
Bridgewater
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John Booth
Truro
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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 2022 - April 30 2023
Next Update: 
June 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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