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Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

This surgery uses a special small camera that is inserted through a port (very small incision in the chest).

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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
64 days
69 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)
22 days
21 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: 
April 1 2021 - March 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Alexander Ednie
Halifax
47 days
70 days
Alison Wallace
Halifax
99 days
51 days
Aneil Arvind Mujoomdar
Halifax
44 days
32 days
Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
34 days
50 days
Harry J Henteleff
Halifax
33 days
86 days
Madelaine M Plourde
Halifax
83 days
76 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
Alexander Ednie
Halifax
15 days
35 days
Alison Wallace
Halifax
56 days
25 days
Aneil Arvind Mujoomdar
Halifax
15 days
12 days
Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
18 days
15 days
Harry J Henteleff
Halifax
17 days
44 days
Madelaine M Plourde
Halifax
37 days
30 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: 
April 1 2021 - March 31 2022
Next Update: 
May 2022
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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