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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 ?
28 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
42 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
13 days
27 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
13 days
32 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
28 days
18 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
11 days
37 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
14 days
36 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
21 days
43 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
35 days
33 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
42 days
46 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
99 days
52 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
42 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
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
3 days
11 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
6 days
13 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
6 days
19 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
11 days
15 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
7 days
20 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
9 days
18 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
8 days
23 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
14 days
29 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
20 days
28 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
24 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: 
June 1 - August 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
19 days
18 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
17 days
25 days
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
14 days
33 days
Alicia Lamey
North Sydney
19 days
29 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
16 days
34 days
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
13 days
37 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
19 days
33 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
30 days
24 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
15 days
40 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
18 days
38 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
21 days
35 days
Virginia C Calverley
Halifax
20 days
36 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
30 days
28 days
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
24 days
36 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
21 days
42 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
26 days
42 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
21 days
47 days
Roderick McKenney
Truro
40 days
34 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
16 days
60 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
48 days
30 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
46 days
48 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
43 days
73 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
194 days
37 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
82 days
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
10 days
---
John Booth
Truro
---
---
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
---
61 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
---
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
---
---

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
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
8 days
8 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
4 days
13 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
4 days
14 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
6 days
16 days
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
6 days
16 days
Alicia Lamey
North Sydney
6 days
17 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
9 days
15 days
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
6 days
20 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
7 days
20 days
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
9 days
19 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
13 days
15 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
7 days
22 days
Virginia C Calverley
Halifax
13 days
16 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
14 days
16 days
Roderick McKenney
Truro
9 days
21 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
9 days
22 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
7 days
25 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
12 days
21 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
8 days
29 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
12 days
26 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
19 days
25 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
15 days
30 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
15 days
35 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
54 days
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
6 days
---
John Booth
Truro
---
---
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
---
47 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
---
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
---
---

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 2018 - August 31 2019
Next Update: 
October 2019
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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