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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 ?
31 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
35 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
14 days
31 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
20 days
26 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
17 days
29 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
19 days
35 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
18 days
40 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
30 days
28 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
46 days
41 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
69 days
30 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
41 days
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
32 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
5 days
13 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
8 days
15 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
7 days
16 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
7 days
19 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
7 days
19 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
8 days
22 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
18 days
16 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
20 days
31 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
2 days
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
20 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: 
December 1 - February 28 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
19 days
14 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
17 days
21 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
11 days
32 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
10 days
34 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
9 days
38 days
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
18 days
29 days
Alicia Lamey
North Sydney
20 days
29 days
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
28 days
22 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
20 days
30 days
Virginia C Calverley
Halifax
21 days
29 days
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
24 days
27 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
20 days
36 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
15 days
42 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
27 days
31 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
25 days
35 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
41 days
21 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
54 days
23 days
Roderick McKenney
Truro
39 days
44 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
22 days
68 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
46 days
48 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
33 days
87 days
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
88 days
45 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
194 days
76 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
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John Booth
Truro
---
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Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
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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
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
6 days
8 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
3 days
14 days
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
8 days
12 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
4 days
17 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
7 days
15 days
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
8 days
14 days
Alicia Lamey
North Sydney
7 days
16 days
Roderick McKenney
Truro
8 days
15 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
4 days
21 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
7 days
19 days
Virginia C Calverley
Halifax
12 days
14 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
13 days
14 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
8 days
19 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
13 days
14 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
7 days
22 days
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
8 days
21 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
15 days
15 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
10 days
21 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
11 days
21 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
14 days
32 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
15 days
31 days
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
26 days
24 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
17 days
46 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
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Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
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Jenelle King
Yarmouth
---
---
John Booth
Truro
---
---
Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
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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: 
March 1 2018 - February 28 2019
Next Update: 
April 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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