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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 Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
10 days
40 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
180 days
22 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
11 days
28 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
16 days
42 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
47 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
24 days
16 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
46 days
42 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
46 days
87 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
12 days
31 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 Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
5 days
22 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
11 days
18 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
5 days
16 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
8 days
15 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
22 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
15 days
15 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
10 days
22 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
22 days
33 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
4 days
8 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 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
20 days
30 days
Virginia C Calverley
Halifax
21 days
28 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
---
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
---
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
35 days
87 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
10 days
30 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
23 days
30 days
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
22 days
20 days
Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
---
Roderick McKenney
Truro
39 days
49 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
14 days
31 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
15 days
51 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
26 days
40 days
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
24 days
21 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
44 days
22 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
10 days
35 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
9 days
42 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
---
---
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
88 days
48 days
Barbara Jean MacGillivray
Antigonish
---
90 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
31 days
21 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
11 days
32 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
194 days
52 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
64 days
51 days
John Booth
Truro
---
---
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
25 days
35 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
48 days
14 days
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
---
---
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
14 days
23 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
---
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
22 days
68 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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
11 days
14 days
Virginia C Calverley
Halifax
11 days
15 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
---
---
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
---
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
18 days
31 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
8 days
19 days
Alicia Lamey
Sydney
8 days
15 days
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
7 days
11 days
Nabil Nader
Amherst
---
---
Roderick McKenney
Truro
9 days
16 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
4 days
15 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
10 days
21 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
7 days
19 days
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
12 days
14 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
15 days
14 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
3 days
15 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
4 days
24 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
---
---
Abdulrahim S Alawashez
Antigonish
31 days
21 days
Barbara Jean MacGillivray
Antigonish
---
26 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
11 days
12 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
9 days
22 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
13 days
21 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
14 days
31 days
John Booth
Truro
---
---
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
13 days
14 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
7 days
8 days
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
---
---
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
6 days
18 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
---
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
17 days
43 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: 
January 1 2018 - December 31 2018
Next Update: 
February 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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