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Colorectal Cancer Surgery

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.

Consult Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 18days
Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 27days

Wait times

50th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 18
days
 		13
days
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital 12
days
 		23
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 21
days
 		31
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 53
days
 		41
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre --- 20
days
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital --- ---
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital --- 30
days
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital --- 18
days
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre --- ---
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital --- 25
days
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: April 1 - June 30 2025 Next Update: August 2025

90th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital 50
days
 		31
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 85
days
 		72
days
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 146
days
 		46
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 286
days
 		82
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre --- 33
days
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital --- ---
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital --- 34
days
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital --- 29
days
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre --- ---
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital --- 43
days
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: April 1 - June 30 2025 Next Update: August 2025

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Eileen Roach Sydney 12
days
 		11
days
Colin McWilliams Amherst 13
days
 		13
days
Nabil Nader Amherst 11
days
 		19
days
Chakshu Sahi New Glasgow 13
days
 		18
days
Heather Poushay Sydney 19
days
 		12
days
Stephanie Lapierre Sydney 15
days
 		18
days
Farisa Hossain Antigonish 14
days
 		23
days
Alicia Lamey Sydney 16
days
 		22
days
Lucy K Helyer Halifax 14
days
 		24
days
Gregory Knapp Halifax 11
days
 		30
days
Jonathan Boyde Enright Dartmouth 12
days
 		29
days
Edward Joy Bridgewater 22
days
 		21
days
Riley Stewart Dartmouth 12
days
 		31
days
C Marius Hoogerboord Halifax 19
days
 		28
days
Mark J Walsh Halifax 7
days
 		42
days
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth 21
days
 		29
days
Blair MacDonald Yarmouth 27
days
 		24
days
Todd Stoddart Bridgewater 24
days
 		29
days
Ashley Drohan Halifax 15
days
 		40
days
Benjamin Heisler Kentville 20
days
 		35
days
Richard Spence Halifax 22
days
 		34
days
Paul M Johnson Halifax 24
days
 		33
days
Rhys Kavanagh Dartmouth 31
days
 		27
days
Paul Yaffe Kentville 25
days
 		40
days
Chris Kenyon Halifax 29
days
 		39
days
Ryan Patrick Kelly Kentville 36
days
 		39
days
Katerina Neumann Halifax 48
days
 		35
days
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish 52
days
 		34
days
Ahmed Jad Truro --- 16
days
Alison Archibald Sydney --- 12
days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk Amherst --- 28
days
Brian Nocon New Glasgow --- 29
days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio Halifax --- ---
Clay K Butler Sydney --- 25
days
Colleen M O'Sullivan New Glasgow --- ---
David MacFarlane Kentville --- ---
F Donald Clark Kentville --- 40
days
Jenelle King Yarmouth --- ---
John Booth Truro --- ---
Kevin Johnson Bridgewater --- ---
Kieron McGibney Truro --- 47
days
Krista de Boer Antigonish --- ---
Martin Dzierzanowski Truro --- ---
Victoria Smith Bridgewater 14
days
 		---
Warren W Shih Dartmouth --- 34
days
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: July 1 2024 - June 30 2025 Next Update: August 2025

90th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Colin McWilliams Amherst 29
days
 		22
days
Nabil Nader Amherst 30
days
 		33
days
Stephanie Lapierre Sydney 30
days
 		33
days
Jonathan Boyde Enright Dartmouth 27
days
 		38
days
Heather Poushay Sydney 61
days
 		15
days
C Marius Hoogerboord Halifax 43
days
 		34
days
Gregory Knapp Halifax 33
days
 		46
days
Alicia Lamey Sydney 36
days
 		46
days
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth 40
days
 		50
days
Todd Stoddart Bridgewater 37
days
 		57
days
Mark J Walsh Halifax 11
days
 		84
days
Chakshu Sahi New Glasgow 69
days
 		35
days
Farisa Hossain Antigonish 92
days
 		27
days
Benjamin Heisler Kentville 91
days
 		40
days
Richard Spence Halifax 35
days
 		98
days
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish 93
days
 		48
days
Riley Stewart Dartmouth 54
days
 		87
days
Lucy K Helyer Halifax 113
days
 		40
days
Eileen Roach Sydney 146
days
 		20
days
Chris Kenyon Halifax 100
days
 		83
days
Blair MacDonald Yarmouth 175
days
 		31
days
Ashley Drohan Halifax 174
days
 		77
days
Edward Joy Bridgewater 214
days
 		41
days
Katerina Neumann Halifax 234
days
 		68
days
Paul Yaffe Kentville 260
days
 		61
days
Paul M Johnson Halifax 236
days
 		97
days
Ryan Patrick Kelly Kentville 288
days
 		116
days
Rhys Kavanagh Dartmouth 548
days
 		35
days
Ahmed Jad Truro --- 28
days
Alison Archibald Sydney --- 35
days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk Amherst --- 35
days
Brian Nocon New Glasgow --- 60
days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio Halifax --- ---
Clay K Butler Sydney --- 39
days
Colleen M O'Sullivan New Glasgow --- ---
David MacFarlane Kentville --- ---
F Donald Clark Kentville --- 79
days
Jenelle King Yarmouth --- ---
John Booth Truro --- ---
Kevin Johnson Bridgewater --- ---
Kieron McGibney Truro --- 47
days
Krista de Boer Antigonish --- ---
Martin Dzierzanowski Truro --- ---
Victoria Smith Bridgewater 16
days
 		---
Warren W Shih Dartmouth --- 41
days
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: July 1 2024 - June 30 2025 Next Update: August 2025

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.

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