Service/Procedure Summary
Colorectal Cancer Surgery is surgery for proven or suspected cancer including bowel resection or repair, colectomy, colostomy, ileostomy, perineal resection and removal of rectal tumours.
Wait times
50th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
17 days
|
27 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
18 days
|
26 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
21 days
|
29 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
28 days
|
26 days
|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
31 days
|
27 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
67 days
|
43 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre | --- | --- |
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital | --- | --- |
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre | --- | --- |
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital | --- | --- |
90th
| Community | Facility | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antigonish | St. Martha's Regional Hospital |
38 days
|
37 days
|
| Bridgewater | South Shore Regional Hospital |
37 days
|
40 days
|
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth General Hospital |
43 days
|
37 days
|
| Sydney | Cape Breton Regional Hospital |
54 days
|
36 days
|
| Kentville | Valley Regional Hospital |
153 days
|
55 days
|
| Halifax | QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) |
161 days
|
89 days
|
| Amherst | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre | --- | --- |
| New Glasgow | Aberdeen Hospital | --- | --- |
| Truro | Colchester East Hants Health Centre | --- | --- |
| Yarmouth | Yarmouth Regional Hospital | --- | --- |
Wait Times by Surgeon
50th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
10 days
|
13 days
|
| Colin McWilliams | Amherst |
5 days
|
20 days
|
| Nabil Nader | Amherst |
9 days
|
17 days
|
| Stephanie Lapierre | Sydney |
15 days
|
12 days
|
| Lucy K Helyer | Halifax |
8 days
|
25 days
|
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth |
11 days
|
27 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
19 days
|
21 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
13 days
|
27 days
|
| Warren W Shih | Dartmouth |
16 days
|
27 days
|
| Mark J Walsh | Halifax |
8 days
|
36 days
|
| Victoria Smith | Bridgewater |
13 days
|
32 days
|
| Christopher Murphy | Yarmouth |
21 days
|
28 days
|
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater |
16 days
|
33 days
|
| Gregory Knapp | Halifax |
19 days
|
31 days
|
| Alicia Lamey | Sydney |
22 days
|
29 days
|
| Todd Stoddart | Bridgewater |
24 days
|
27 days
|
| Benjamin Heisler | Kentville |
16 days
|
37 days
|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Dartmouth |
22 days
|
31 days
|
| Paul M Johnson | Halifax |
20 days
|
35 days
|
| Chris Kenyon | Halifax |
20 days
|
39 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
36 days
|
23 days
|
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
26 days
|
33 days
|
| Katerina Neumann | Halifax |
45 days
|
27 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
36 days
|
38 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
48 days
|
33 days
|
| Ashley Drohan | Halifax |
29 days
|
57 days
|
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
62 days
|
44 days
|
| Adam Southcott | Truro | --- | --- |
| Ahmed Jad | Truro | --- |
18 days
|
| Alison Archibald | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth | --- |
26 days
|
| Carman Anthony Giacomantonio | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow | --- |
21 days
|
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| David MacFarlane | Kentville | --- |
46 days
|
| F Donald Clark | Kentville | --- |
43 days
|
| Heather McFadgen | Halifax |
13 days
|
--- |
| Heather Poushay | Sydney | --- |
11 days
|
| Jenelle King | Yarmouth | --- |
11 days
|
| John Booth | Truro | --- | --- |
| John L Murdoch | Dartmouth | --- | --- |
| Kevin Johnson | Bridgewater | --- |
21 days
|
| Kieron McGibney | Truro | --- |
44 days
|
| Krista de Boer | Antigonish | --- | --- |
| Martin Dzierzanowski | Truro | --- | --- |
| Peter Sytnik | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
90th
| Surgeon | Community | Consult Wait Time | Surgery Wait Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nabil Nader | Amherst |
19 days
|
33 days
|
| Colin McWilliams | Amherst |
29 days
|
28 days
|
| Warren W Shih | Dartmouth |
21 days
|
36 days
|
| Todd Stoddart | Bridgewater |
30 days
|
33 days
|
| Victoria Smith | Bridgewater |
17 days
|
47 days
|
| Lucy K Helyer | Halifax |
28 days
|
41 days
|
| Stephanie Lapierre | Sydney |
30 days
|
40 days
|
| Paul M Johnson | Halifax |
36 days
|
46 days
|
| C Marius Hoogerboord | Halifax |
55 days
|
34 days
|
| Benjamin Heisler | Kentville |
34 days
|
63 days
|
| Gregory Knapp | Halifax |
38 days
|
59 days
|
| Alicia Lamey | Sydney |
54 days
|
46 days
|
| Jonathan Boyde Enright | Dartmouth |
63 days
|
37 days
|
| Mark J Walsh | Halifax |
24 days
|
84 days
|
| Farisa Hossain | Antigonish |
79 days
|
37 days
|
| Christopher Murphy | Yarmouth |
57 days
|
61 days
|
| Rhys Kavanagh | Dartmouth |
80 days
|
44 days
|
| Riley Stewart | Dartmouth |
50 days
|
87 days
|
| Lukas Wasserman | Antigonish |
93 days
|
47 days
|
| Chris Kenyon | Halifax |
54 days
|
89 days
|
| Eileen Roach | Sydney |
146 days
|
23 days
|
| Richard Spence | Halifax |
134 days
|
100 days
|
| Edward Joy | Bridgewater |
244 days
|
41 days
|
| Paul Yaffe | Kentville |
260 days
|
61 days
|
| Katerina Neumann | Halifax |
300 days
|
57 days
|
| Ryan Patrick Kelly | Kentville |
285 days
|
72 days
|
| Ashley Drohan | Halifax |
267 days
|
108 days
|
| Adam Southcott | Truro | --- | --- |
| Ahmed Jad | Truro | --- |
28 days
|
| Alison Archibald | Sydney | --- | --- |
| Andrea Marie Faryniuk | Amherst | --- | --- |
| Blair MacDonald | Yarmouth | --- |
37 days
|
| Carman Anthony Giacomantonio | Halifax | --- | --- |
| Chakshu Sahi | New Glasgow | --- |
35 days
|
| Colleen M O'Sullivan | New Glasgow | --- | --- |
| David MacFarlane | Kentville | --- |
82 days
|
| F Donald Clark | Kentville | --- |
51 days
|
| Heather McFadgen | Halifax |
15 days
|
--- |
| Heather Poushay | Sydney | --- |
12 days
|
| Jenelle King | Yarmouth | --- |
24 days
|
| John Booth | Truro | --- | --- |
| John L Murdoch | Dartmouth | --- | --- |
| Kevin Johnson | Bridgewater | --- |
36 days
|
| Kieron McGibney | Truro | --- |
47 days
|
| Krista de Boer | Antigonish | --- | --- |
| Martin Dzierzanowski | Truro | --- | --- |
| Peter Sytnik | Bridgewater | --- | --- |
Wait Times Trends
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.