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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 ?
30 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
38 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
20 days
25 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
31 days
35 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
30 days
35 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
31 days
29 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
27 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
33 days
44 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
12 days
16 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
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
12 days
14 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
6 days
21 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
16 days
17 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
7 days
16 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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7 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
12 days
29 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
4 days
14 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: 
March 1 - May 31 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
July 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
39 days
50 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
59 days
66 days
Barbara Jean MacGillivray
Halifax
28 days
28 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
12 days
22 days
Alicia Lamey
North Sydney
21 days
32 days
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
14 days
34 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
25 days
42 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
27 days
37 days
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
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Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
51 days
41 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
36 days
37 days
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
21 days
34 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
26 days
42 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
30 days
35 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
17 days
38 days
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
7 days
24 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
22 days
32 days
Roderick McKenney
Truro
38 days
35 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
29 days
34 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
14 days
33 days
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
49 days
15 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
56 days
26 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
11 days
34 days
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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Alison Archibald
North Sydney
28 days
30 days
John Booth
Truro
8 days
23 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
16 days
36 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
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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
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
8 days
29 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
14 days
36 days
Barbara Jean MacGillivray
Halifax
20 days
16 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
6 days
16 days
Alicia Lamey
North Sydney
6 days
20 days
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
3 days
15 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
18 days
18 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
15 days
22 days
Farisa Hossain
Antigonish
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Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
19 days
27 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
19 days
21 days
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
7 days
17 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
11 days
28 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
8 days
20 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
11 days
24 days
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
7 days
14 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
5 days
20 days
Roderick McKenney
Truro
11 days
22 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
10 days
21 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
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Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
9 days
14 days
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
12 days
10 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
10 days
15 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
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Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
5 days
20 days
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
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Alison Archibald
North Sydney
9 days
17 days
John Booth
Truro
5 days
21 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
10 days
18 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
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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: 
June 1 2019 - May 31 2020
Next Update: 
July 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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