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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 ?
106 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
177 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
105 days
177 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
24 days
43 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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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: 
February 1 2019 - January 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Arif Samad
Halifax
443 days
55 days
John D Dickinson
Halifax
109 days
117 days
Daniel Michael O'Brien
Halifax
90 days
190 days
Rudra Rishi Gupta
Halifax
59 days
261 days
Jamie Rogers
Truro
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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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Arif Samad
Halifax
27 days
6 days
John D Dickinson
Halifax
33 days
27 days
Daniel Michael O'Brien
Halifax
11 days
60 days
Rudra Rishi Gupta
Halifax
24 days
91 days
Jamie Rogers
Truro
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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: 
February 1 2019 - January 31 2020
Next Update: 
March 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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