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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 ?
40 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
37 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
15 days
41 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
32 days
25 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
29 days
29 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
40 days
26 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
29 days
38 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
45 days
36 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
74 days
62 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
117 days
27 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
119 days
27 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial 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
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
2 days
16 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
7 days
19 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
8 days
19 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
8 days
19 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
16 days
19 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
16 days
20 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
14 days
30 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
24 days
23 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
35 days
20 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial 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: 
June 1 - August 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
12 days
21 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
8 days
27 days
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
15 days
22 days
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
9 days
28 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
26 days
27 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
19 days
35 days
John Booth
Truro
34 days
24 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
21 days
40 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
27 days
35 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
32 days
31 days
Gregory Knapp
Halifax
27 days
36 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
28 days
35 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
21 days
43 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
25 days
40 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
36 days
41 days
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
53 days
34 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
44 days
51 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
28 days
69 days
Krista de Boer
Antigonish
72 days
34 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
76 days
33 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
62 days
72 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
179 days
31 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
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106 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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54 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
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70 days
Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
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75 days
Heather Poushay
Glace Bay
19 days
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
123 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
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Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
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Mira MacLennan
Kentville
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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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
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
7 days
14 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
4 days
18 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
5 days
18 days
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
12 days
11 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
10 days
14 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
7 days
18 days
John Booth
Truro
12 days
15 days
Gregory Knapp
Halifax
12 days
16 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
12 days
16 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
14 days
16 days
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
7 days
23 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
8 days
23 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
7 days
24 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
12 days
20 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
11 days
21 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
13 days
20 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
6 days
33 days
Krista de Boer
Antigonish
21 days
21 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
18 days
24 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
11 days
33 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
10 days
37 days
Alison Archibald
Sydney
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13 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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16 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
20 days
Daniel Kagedan
Sydney
---
33 days
Heather Poushay
Glace Bay
17 days
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
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Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
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88 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
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Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
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Mira MacLennan
Kentville
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Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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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: 
September 1 2021 - August 31 2022
Next Update: 
October 2022
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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