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? 10days

Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 24days

Wait times

50%

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	19 days	21 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	19 days	12 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	15 days	29 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	12 days	---
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	10 days	20 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	8 days	19 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	7 days	40 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	6 days	25 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	6 days	22 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	5 days	19 days

90%

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	49 days	41 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	46 days	36 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	40 days	41 days
Halifax	IWK Health Centre	30 days	48 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	20 days	75 days
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	19 days	32 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	18 days	---
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	12 days	63 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	8 days	38 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	8 days	50 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50%

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Jason G Williams	Halifax	22 days	58 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	19 days	29 days
Geoffrey A Porter	Halifax	17 days	22 days
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	17 days	23 days
Ashley Drohan	Halifax	16 days	21 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	15 days	37 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	15 days	34 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	13 days	16 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	12 days	21 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	11 days	14 days
Chakshu Sharma	New Glasgow	10 days	22 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	9 days	23 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	9 days	23 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	9 days	33 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	9 days	28 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	9 days	23 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	8 days	30 days
John Booth	Truro	8 days	17 days
Irma Joan Proctor	Bridgewater	8 days	20 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	7 days	20 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	7 days	22 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	7 days	16 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	6 days	15 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	6 days	14 days
Clay K Butler	Sydney	6 days	20 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	5 days	21 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	---	---
Margaret Wheelock	Halifax	---	102 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	25 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	---	---
Rhys Kavanagh	Bridgewater	---	---
Oleg Lefel	Yarmouth	---	---
David Hayden	Bridgewater	---	---
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	---
Casey Armstrong	Bridgewater	---	---

90%

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	47 days	45 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	46 days	54 days
Jason G Williams	Halifax	44 days	62 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	34 days	41 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	34 days	63 days
Irma Joan Proctor	Bridgewater	31 days	55 days
Kieron McGibney	Truro	31 days	55 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	30 days	35 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	29 days	41 days
Ashley Drohan	Halifax	28 days	42 days
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	28 days	47 days
Geoffrey A Porter	Halifax	27 days	44 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	26 days	39 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	26 days	45 days
Alison Archibald	Sydney	24 days	29 days
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	23 days	38 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	22 days	29 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	21 days	38 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	20 days	42 days
Chakshu Sharma	New Glasgow	19 days	36 days
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	17 days	21 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	15 days	36 days
John Booth	Truro	15 days	43 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	15 days	43 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	8 days	28 days
Clay K Butler	Sydney	8 days	434 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	---	---
Margaret Wheelock	Halifax	---	256 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	44 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	---	---
Rhys Kavanagh	Bridgewater	---	---
Oleg Lefel	Yarmouth	---	---
David Hayden	Bridgewater	---	---
Eileen Roach	Sydney	---	---
Casey Armstrong	Bridgewater	---	---

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50%	Consult - 90%	Surgery - 50%	Surgery - 90%
2021 Oct-Dec	8	21	16	43
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

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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90%

Wait Times Trends

Breast Cancer Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

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90%

Wait Times by Surgeon

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Wait Times Trends

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