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Breast Cancer Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Breast cancer surgery includes mastectomy, lumpectomy, and breast reconstruction completed at the same time as mastectomy.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
26 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
35 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
15 days
25 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
12 days
31 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
15 days
28 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
38 days
35 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
42 days
34 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
65 days
23 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
45 days
50 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
62 days
47 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
29 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
126 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
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
4 days
16 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
10 days
12 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
9 days
15 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
5 days
20 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
13 days
14 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
17 days
16 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
7 days
28 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
17 days
31 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
15 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
29 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: 
March 1 - May 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
7 days
20 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
15 days
26 days
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
8 days
33 days
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
17 days
25 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
13 days
29 days
Virginia C Calverley
Halifax
15 days
27 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
14 days
29 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
9 days
35 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
15 days
30 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
19 days
29 days
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
22 days
30 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
8 days
45 days
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
12 days
45 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
23 days
34 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
26 days
38 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
25 days
47 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
27 days
48 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
36 days
42 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
60 days
29 days
Roderick McKenney
Truro
43 days
49 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
74 days
57 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
96 days
37 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
35 days
128 days
John Booth
Truro
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Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
---
Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
---
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
---
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
---
---

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
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
3 days
11 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
3 days
14 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
10 days
9 days
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
7 days
12 days
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
6 days
14 days
Virginia C Calverley
Halifax
7 days
13 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
7 days
14 days
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
6 days
15 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
7 days
14 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
8 days
14 days
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
6 days
17 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
7 days
17 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
4 days
21 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
4 days
21 days
Roderick McKenney
Truro
9 days
16 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
11 days
15 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
7 days
19 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
9 days
23 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
19 days
15 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
15 days
30 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
19 days
30 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
19 days
38 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
19 days
50 days
John Booth
Truro
---
---
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
---
Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
---
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
---
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
---
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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: 
June 1 2017 - May 31 2018
Next Update: 
July 2018
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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