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Vitreoretinal Diseases

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery to repair diseases that affect tissues at the back of the eye.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
104 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
202 days
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Wait Times

90%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
103 days
202 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
27 days
43 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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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: 
October 1 2018 - September 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
John D Dickinson
Halifax
116 days
118 days
Rudra Rishi Gupta
Halifax
76 days
242 days
Arif Samad
Halifax
854 days
40 days
Daniel Michael O'Brien
Halifax
55 days
423 days
Mishari M Dahrab
Halifax
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Mohamed Tawfik Akif Albahiti
Halifax
53 days
246 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 Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
John D Dickinson
Halifax
41 days
34 days
Rudra Rishi Gupta
Halifax
27 days
103 days
Arif Samad
Halifax
49 days
4 days
Daniel Michael O'Brien
Halifax
7 days
70 days
Mishari M Dahrab
Halifax
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Mohamed Tawfik Akif Albahiti
Halifax
25 days
6 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: 
October 1 2018 - September 30 2019
Next Update: 
November 2019
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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