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 50% of people served within? 16days

Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 23days

Wait times

50%

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	7 days	19 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	7 days	29 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	8 days	29 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	13 days	24 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	13 days	29 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	11 days	34 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	25 days	20 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	15 days	32 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	28 days	24 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	19 days	33 days

90%

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	21 days	34 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	21 days	41 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	25 days	39 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	28 days	38 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	39 days	38 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	44 days	42 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	34 days	68 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	55 days	51 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	81 days	29 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	60 days	51 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50%

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	7 days	15 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	11 days	13 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	7 days	19 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	7 days	19 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	8 days	18 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	6 days	22 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	6 days	23 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	9 days	21 days
John Booth	Truro	8 days	22 days
Chakshu Sharma	New Glasgow	10 days	22 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	9 days	23 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	9 days	26 days
Geoffrey A Porter	Halifax	14 days	23 days
Casey Armstrong	Bridgewater	13 days	25 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	7 days	32 days
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	19 days	22 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	10 days	32 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	14 days	28 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	9 days	33 days
Ashley Drohan	Halifax	21 days	22 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	17 days	27 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	21 days	25 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	18 days	37 days
Jason G Williams	Halifax	23 days	58 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	25 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	14 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	27 days	---
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	20 days
David Hayden	Bridgewater	---	---
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	---
Margaret Wheelock	Halifax	---	---
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	---	---
Martin LeBlanc	Halifax	---	---
Oleg Lefel	Yarmouth	---	---
Rhys Kavanagh	Bridgewater	---	---

90%

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	6 days	29 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	24 days	25 days
Chakshu Sharma	New Glasgow	21 days	36 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	30 days	28 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	21 days	43 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	23 days	41 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	23 days	43 days
Ashley Drohan	Halifax	29 days	37 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	28 days	39 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	22 days	50 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	30 days	44 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	12 days	62 days
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	37 days	44 days
John Booth	Truro	44 days	38 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	34 days	48 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	33 days	50 days
Geoffrey A Porter	Halifax	35 days	48 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	51 days	35 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	31 days	61 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	44 days	54 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	47 days	51 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	37 days	63 days
Casey Armstrong	Bridgewater	55 days	51 days
Jason G Williams	Halifax	44 days	62 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	44 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	21 days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	28 days	---
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	147 days
David Hayden	Bridgewater	---	---
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	---
Margaret Wheelock	Halifax	---	---
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	---	---
Martin LeBlanc	Halifax	---	---
Oleg Lefel	Yarmouth	---	---
Rhys Kavanagh	Bridgewater	---	---

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50%	Consult - 90%	Surgery - 50%	Surgery - 90%
2022 Jan-Mar	9	25	18	43
2022 Apr-Jun	11	30	20	40
2022 Jul-Sep	18	34	21	42
2022 Oct-Dec	10	27	22	48
2023 Jan-Mar	14	35	24	49
2023 Apr-Jun	14	31	26	56
2023 Jul-Sep	14	29	23	54
2023 Oct-Dec	10	28	24	48
2024 Jan-Mar	16	40	23	51

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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Breast Cancer Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Wait times

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90%

Wait Times by Surgeon

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Wait Times Trends

Breast Cancer Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

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