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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 ?
34 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 Timesort descending
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
18 days
26 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
8 days
27 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
22 days
30 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
34 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
34 days
34 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
14 days
36 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
26 days
42 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
56 days
44 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
43 days
66 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
30 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 Timesort descending
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
18 days
9 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
9 days
14 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
19 days
14 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
8 days
18 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
14 days
21 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
9 days
21 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
5 days
23 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
24 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
22 days
31 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
17 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: 
October 1 - December 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

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

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 Timesort descending
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
6 days
8 days
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
12 days
9 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
14 days
14 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
11 days
15 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
14 days
16 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
7 days
16 days
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
7 days
16 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
7 days
16 days
Alicia Lamey
North Sydney
5 days
18 days
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
8 days
18 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
10 days
18 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
6 days
20 days
Virginia C Calverley
Halifax
14 days
21 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
16 days
21 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
14 days
22 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
6 days
22 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
9 days
22 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
11 days
23 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
7 days
24 days
Roderick McKenney
Truro
24 days
25 days
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
5 days
25 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
11 days
29 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
17 days
31 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
17 days
34 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
54 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
---
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
---
---
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
---
---
John Booth
Truro
---
---
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
---
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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: 
January 1 2019 - December 31 2019
Next Update: 
February 2020
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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