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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 ?
32 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
22 days
33 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
20 days
30 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
11 days
40 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
27 days
41 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
32 days
40 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
35 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
29 days
26 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
8 days
20 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
21 days
66 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
23 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
8 days
16 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
8 days
20 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
4 days
18 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
17 days
24 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
20 days
20 days
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
---
---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
---
23 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
4 days
15 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
5 days
20 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
10 days
27 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
15 days
15 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 29 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

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

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
Roderick McKenney
Truro
19 days
23 days
David MacFarlane
Kentville
11 days
23 days
Christopher Murphy
Yarmouth
8 days
18 days
Chakshu Sharma
New Glasgow
5 days
22 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan
New Glasgow
9 days
14 days
Irma Joan Proctor
Bridgewater
11 days
15 days
Martin Dzierzanowski
Truro
7 days
22 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
5 days
20 days
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
13 days
10 days
Alison Archibald
North Sydney
7 days
16 days
Oleg Lefel
Yarmouth
---
---
Clay K Butler
Sydney
10 days
22 days
Todd Stoddart
Bridgewater
---
---
John Booth
Truro
4 days
20 days
F Donald Clark
Kentville
14 days
36 days
Paul Yaffe
Kentville
9 days
16 days
Barbara Jean MacGillivray
Halifax
21 days
15 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
---
15 days
Alicia Lamey
North Sydney
5 days
18 days
Philip Michael Smith
Truro
3 days
20 days
Geoffrey A Porter
Halifax
17 days
21 days
Trevor J Topp
Halifax
15 days
23 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly
Kentville
17 days
32 days
Virginia C Calverley
Halifax
15 days
22 days
Lucy K Helyer
Halifax
19 days
20 days
Kieron McGibney
Truro
11 days
29 days
Stephanie Lapierre
Sydney
8 days
19 days
Rodney W McGory
Sydney
7 days
16 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk
Amherst
7 days
16 days
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
47 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
---
---

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 2019 - February 29 2020
Next Update: 
April 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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