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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 ?
27 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
44 days
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Wait Times

90%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
106 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
27 days
29 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%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
44 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
9 days
13 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%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Harry J Henteleff
Halifax
22 days
29 days
Aneil Arvind Mujoomdar
Halifax
---
---
Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
7 days
33 days
Alison Wallace
Halifax
---
---
Alexander Ednie
Halifax
---
---
Madelaine M Plourde
Halifax
---
---
Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
---
---
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
---
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
---
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
---

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 Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Harry J Henteleff
Halifax
8 days
20 days
Aneil Arvind Mujoomdar
Halifax
---
---
Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
4 days
14 days
Alison Wallace
Halifax
---
---
Alexander Ednie
Halifax
---
---
Madelaine M Plourde
Halifax
---
---
Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
---
---
Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
---
Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
---
Jessica Louise Mills
Halifax
---
---

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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