Service/Procedure Summary

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

Consult Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 9days
Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 16days

Wait times

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital 7
days
21
days
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 8
days
20
days
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital 9
days
20
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 9
days
21
days
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 9
days
21
days
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre 10
days
22
days
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital 12
days
30
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 21
days
24
days
Halifax IWK Health Centre 20
days
29
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre 21
days
32
days

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 15
days
33
days
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 27
days
25
days
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 20
days
37
days
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital 37
days
27
days
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital 23
days
45
days
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital 34
days
41
days
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre 16
days
64
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 31
days
54
days
Halifax IWK Health Centre 38
days
49
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre 51
days
39
days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth 7
days
13
days
Heather Poushay Sydney 12
days
10
days
Alison Archibald Sydney 7
days
16
days
Blair MacDonald Yarmouth 7
days
16
days
John Booth Truro 8
days
17
days
Alicia Lamey Sydney 9
days
18
days
Irma Joan Proctor Bridgewater 9
days
20
days
Jenelle King Yarmouth 9
days
21
days
Stephanie Lapierre Sydney 9
days
22
days
Clay K Butler Sydney 7
days
25
days
Chakshu Sharma New Glasgow 11
days
22
days
David MacFarlane Kentville 13
days
21
days
Geoffrey A Porter Halifax 18
days
16
days
Farisa Hossain Antigonish 12
days
23
days
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish 8
days
27
days
Colleen M O'Sullivan New Glasgow 10
days
28
days
Lucy K Helyer Halifax 17
days
21
days
Paul Yaffe Kentville 6
days
33
days
Ashley Drohan Halifax 21
days
21
days
Kieron McGibney Truro 10
days
33
days
Krista de Boer Antigonish 17
days
27
days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk Amherst 18
days
28
days
Ryan Patrick Kelly Kentville 20
days
29
days
Gregory Knapp Halifax 16
days
35
days
F Donald Clark Kentville 21
days
37
days
Ahmed Jad Truro --- 25
days
Colin McWilliams Amherst --- ---
Daniel Kagedan Sydney --- ---
Margaret Wheelock Halifax --- 160
days
Martin Dzierzanowski Truro --- ---
Martin LeBlanc Halifax --- ---
Oleg Lefel Yarmouth --- ---
Rhys Kavanagh Bridgewater --- ---

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Alison Archibald Sydney 15
days
30
days
John Booth Truro 16
days
32
days
Heather Poushay Sydney 23
days
29
days
Blair MacDonald Yarmouth 17
days
36
days
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth 21
days
33
days
Stephanie Lapierre Sydney 23
days
32
days
Alicia Lamey Sydney 23
days
34
days
Ashley Drohan Halifax 29
days
28
days
Jenelle King Yarmouth 29
days
29
days
Geoffrey A Porter Halifax 25
days
36
days
David MacFarlane Kentville 24
days
39
days
Krista de Boer Antigonish 23
days
41
days
Farisa Hossain Antigonish 30
days
35
days
Chakshu Sharma New Glasgow 41
days
27
days
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish 29
days
41
days
Lucy K Helyer Halifax 28
days
44
days
Colleen M O'Sullivan New Glasgow 26
days
52
days
Paul Yaffe Kentville 25
days
57
days
Gregory Knapp Halifax 28
days
56
days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk Amherst 56
days
42
days
F Donald Clark Kentville 44
days
54
days
Kieron McGibney Truro 37
days
64
days
Irma Joan Proctor Bridgewater 51
days
55
days
Ryan Patrick Kelly Kentville 67
days
56
days
Clay K Butler Sydney 15
days
151
days
Ahmed Jad Truro --- 31
days
Colin McWilliams Amherst --- ---
Daniel Kagedan Sydney --- ---
Margaret Wheelock Halifax --- 319
days
Martin Dzierzanowski Truro --- ---
Martin LeBlanc Halifax --- ---
Oleg Lefel Yarmouth --- ---
Rhys Kavanagh Bridgewater --- ---

Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, 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.