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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 ?
38 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
36 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
8 days
27 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
9 days
40 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
16 days
36 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
21 days
33 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
28 days
28 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
33 days
35 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
47 days
34 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
56 days
26 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
34 days
51 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
49 days
62 days
North Sydney
Northside General 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 Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
4 days
20 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
8 days
16 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
5 days
21 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
7 days
22 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
20 days
12 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
18 days
15 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
21 days
16 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
15 days
24 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
13 days
27 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
26 days
27 days
North Sydney
Northside General 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: 
November 1 - January 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
John Booth
Truro
8 days
21 days
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
10 days
34 days
Barbara Jean MacGillivray
Halifax
29 days
16 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
13 days
34 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
18 days
31 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
15 days
36 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
11 days
40 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
28 days
27 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
19 days
36 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
19 days
37 days
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
21 days
36 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
30 days
28 days
Virginia C Calverley
Halifax
21 days
37 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
22 days
37 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
24 days
37 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
28 days
34 days
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
49 days
15 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
26 days
40 days
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
18 days
48 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
25 days
42 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
35 days
37 days
Roderick McKenney
Truro
38 days
34 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
56 days
30 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
51 days
52 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
56 days
62 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
120 days
82 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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22 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
39 days
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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.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
7 days
14 days
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
12 days
10 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
5 days
18 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
7 days
16 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
7 days
16 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
9 days
15 days
John Booth
Truro
4 days
20 days
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
4 days
20 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
8 days
17 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
5 days
20 days
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
8 days
19 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
5 days
23 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
6 days
22 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
14 days
15 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
9 days
22 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
12 days
23 days
Virginia C Calverley
Halifax
14 days
21 days
Barbara Jean MacGillivray
Halifax
25 days
11 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
14 days
22 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
18 days
21 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
18 days
21 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
11 days
29 days
Roderick McKenney
Truro
19 days
25 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
18 days
31 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
17 days
34 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
21 days
50 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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18 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
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Paul Yaffe
Kentville
8 days
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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: 
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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