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Thoroscopy / Pleuroscopy

Service/Procedure Summary

This procedure uses a small special camera called a thorascope to examine or repair the inside of the chest and lungs.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
29 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
41 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
29 days
30 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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83 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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
9 days
13 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
9 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: 
January 1 2022 - December 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
20 days
33 days
Harry J Henteleff
Halifax
24 days
30 days
Alexander Ednie
Halifax
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Alison Wallace
Halifax
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Aneil Arvind Mujoomdar
Halifax
---
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
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Madelaine M Plourde
Halifax
---
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Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
---
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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
Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
6 days
12 days
Harry J Henteleff
Halifax
9 days
20 days
Alexander Ednie
Halifax
---
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Alison Wallace
Halifax
---
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Aneil Arvind Mujoomdar
Halifax
---
---
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
---
Madelaine M Plourde
Halifax
---
---
Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
---
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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 2022 - December 31 2022
Next Update: 
February 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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