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Strabismus Surgery (Pediatric)

Service/Procedure Summary

Pediatric patients are under 16 years old. This surgery corrects eye muscle problems that cause crossed (misaligned) eyes. The medical term for crossed eyes is strabismus.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
331 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
257 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
331 days
257 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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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 Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
77 days
98 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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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 - July 31 2017
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
September 2017

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
G Robert Laroche
Halifax
350 days
396 days
Johane Robitaille
Halifax
423 days
487 days
David Comstock
Middleton
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Kristine L Mayer
Glace Bay
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562 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 Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
G Robert Laroche
Halifax
62 days
145 days
Johane Robitaille
Halifax
161 days
273 days
David Comstock
Middleton
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Kristine L Mayer
Glace Bay
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104 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: 
August 1 2016 - July 31 2017
Next Update: 
September 2017
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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