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Nova Scotia Wait Times

Treatment Services

Tubal Ligation

Tubal Ligations (also known as "having your tubes tied") are provided in all nine district health authorities.

South West Annapolis Valley South Shore Cumberland Colchester East Hants Capital Health and IWK Pictou County Guysborough Antigonish Strait
Tubal Ligations
District Health Authorities 15 Days 30 Days 60 Days 90 Days 180 Days
South Shore &
South West
43% 73% 93% 97% 100%
Annapolis Valley 17% 22% 57% 83% 100%
Colchester East Hants 43% 50% 71% 100% 100%
Cumberland &
Pictou County
53% 87% 93% 100% 100%
Guysborough Antigonish Strait 0% 14% 71% 86% 86%
Cape Breton 32% 63% 79% 79% 100%
Capital Health 9% 38% 50% 63% 88%
Nova Scotia 27% 50% 72% 84% 96%
Unit: Percentage of Patients who Received Surgery by Time Period
Data Source: Medical Services Insurance (MSI) physician billing system
Data Period: April 1 - June 30, 2009
Next Update: End of December 2009

How do we measure wait times for Tubal Ligation?

Wait times for Tubal Ligations are measured by counting the number of calendar days from the date the specialist and patient decided the service was medically necessary to the date the service was performed.