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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 ?
29 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
48 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
21 days
33 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
18 days
37 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
22 days
41 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
15 days
48 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
25 days
41 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
27 days
86 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
54 days
106 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
35 days
---
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
20 days
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
284 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
8 days
13 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
9 days
17 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
7 days
22 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
10 days
19 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
11 days
23 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
6 days
32 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
12 days
33 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
18 days
---
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
8 days
---
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
25 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: 
October 1 - December 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
9 days
28 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
15 days
32 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
19 days
30 days
Heather Poushay
Sydney
20 days
29 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
19 days
34 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
22 days
34 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
26 days
34 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
12 days
50 days
John Booth
Truro
28 days
35 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
28 days
36 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
29 days
37 days
Gregory Knapp
Halifax
28 days
41 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
29 days
41 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
38 days
34 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
44 days
33 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
25 days
58 days
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
53 days
32 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
44 days
57 days
Krista de Boer
Antigonish
72 days
41 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
78 days
36 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
47 days
83 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
61 days
72 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
---
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
56 days
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
---
---
Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
---
32 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
---
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
48 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
284 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
---
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
---
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
---

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
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
7 days
13 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
7 days
15 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
6 days
16 days
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
7 days
15 days
John Booth
Truro
7 days
17 days
Heather Poushay
Sydney
15 days
10 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
8 days
18 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
12 days
16 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
11 days
18 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
8 days
22 days
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
8 days
23 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
12 days
19 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
11 days
20 days
Gregory Knapp
Halifax
14 days
20 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
8 days
29 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
12 days
26 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
18 days
22 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
6 days
36 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
12 days
31 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
21 days
24 days
Krista de Boer
Antigonish
22 days
27 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
13 days
42 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
---
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
20 days
Colin McWilliams
Amherst
---
---
Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
---
20 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
---
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
21 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
88 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
---
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
---
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
---

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: 
January 1 2022 - December 31 2022
Next Update: 
February 2023
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.

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