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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 Facilitysort ascending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
49 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%

Community Facilitysort ascending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
22 days
26 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: 
May 1 2022 - April 30 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Harry J Henteleff
Halifax
32 days
55 days
Aneil Arvind Mujoomdar
Halifax
43 days
40 days
Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
27 days
62 days
Madelaine M Plourde
Halifax
59 days
91 days
Alison Wallace
Halifax
63 days
50 days
Alexander Ednie
Halifax
39 days
74 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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Harry J Henteleff
Halifax
17 days
27 days
Aneil Arvind Mujoomdar
Halifax
19 days
21 days
Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
14 days
20 days
Madelaine M Plourde
Halifax
35 days
45 days
Alison Wallace
Halifax
37 days
24 days
Alexander Ednie
Halifax
19 days
27 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: 
May 1 2022 - April 30 2023
Next Update: 
June 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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