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Tear Duct Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery to repair the tear ducts, for example if they are blocked.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
417 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
334 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
417 days
246 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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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
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
117 days
108 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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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: 
September 1 2018 - August 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain
Halifax
392 days
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Curtis Archibald
Halifax
537 days
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Emad A Massoud
Halifax
83 days
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John Hamilton
Antigonish
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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 Time
Ahsen Ayyaz Hussain
Halifax
296 days
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Curtis Archibald
Halifax
125 days
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Emad A Massoud
Halifax
52 days
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John Hamilton
Antigonish
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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: 
September 1 2018 - August 31 2019
Next Update: 
October 2019
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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