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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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
53 days
73 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
62 days
99 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
111 days
95 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
152 days
440 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
480 days
568 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
518 days
832 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
343 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
---
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
383 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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
12 days
30 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
47 days
41 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
51 days
55 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
8 days
131 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
182 days
220 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
---
74 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
---
---
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
17 days
---
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
42 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%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
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
---
---
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
---
Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
---
---
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
---
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
---
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
22 days
134 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
---
Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
232 days
---
John Booth
Truro
---
---
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
---
---
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
---
---
Krista de Boer
Antigonish
---
---
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
---
Richard Spence
Halifax
---
---
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
---
---
Samuel Minor
Halifax
---
---
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
---
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%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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23 days
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
---
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
---
---
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
---
Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
---
---
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
---
Edward Joy
Bridgewater
---
---
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
8 days
93 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
---
---
Jane Watson-Jessome
Windsor
116 days
---
John Booth
Truro
---
---
John L Murdoch
Dartmouth
---
---
Jonathan Boyde Enright
Dartmouth
---
---
Krista de Boer
Antigonish
---
---
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
---
Richard Spence
Halifax
---
---
Riley Stewart
Dartmouth
---
---
Samuel Minor
Halifax
---
---
Warren W Shih
Dartmouth
---
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: 
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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