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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)
55 days
87 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)
27 days
36 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: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort descending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Alison Wallace
Halifax
82 days
53 days
Aneil Arvind Mujoomdar
Halifax
49 days
82 days
Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
48 days
57 days
Harry J Henteleff
Halifax
43 days
80 days
Madelaine M Plourde
Halifax
60 days
100 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
Alison Wallace
Halifax
35 days
17 days
Aneil Arvind Mujoomdar
Halifax
28 days
28 days
Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
20 days
22 days
Harry J Henteleff
Halifax
22 days
55 days
Madelaine M Plourde
Halifax
35 days
42 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: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Next Update: 
August 2020
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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