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Colorectal Cancer Surgery

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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? 17days
Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 29days

Wait times

50th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 14
days
 		19
days
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital 15
days
 		29
days
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital 14
days
 		31
days
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital 16
days
 		31
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 15
days
 		34
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 17
days
 		36
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre --- ---
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital --- ---
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre --- ---
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital --- ---
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: July 1 - September 30 2024 Next Update: November 2024

90th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 38
days
 		39
days
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital 37
days
 		57
days
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital 54
days
 		41
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 91
days
 		45
days
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital 92
days
 		48
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 127
days
 		91
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre --- ---
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital --- ---
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre --- ---
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital --- ---
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: July 1 - September 30 2024 Next Update: November 2024

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Nabil Nader Amherst 7
days
 		16
days
Alicia Lamey Sydney 12
days
 		18
days
Ashley Drohan Halifax 11
days
 		20
days
Heather Poushay Sydney 16
days
 		15
days
Stephanie Lapierre Sydney 14
days
 		19
days
Lucy K Helyer Halifax 14
days
 		20
days
Benjamin Heisler Kentville 14
days
 		21
days
Edward Joy Bridgewater 18
days
 		17
days
C Marius Hoogerboord Halifax 14
days
 		22
days
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth 10
days
 		27
days
Riley Stewart Dartmouth 12
days
 		25
days
Eileen Roach Sydney 18
days
 		21
days
Gregory Knapp Halifax 15
days
 		26
days
Jonathan Boyde Enright Dartmouth 13
days
 		29
days
Paul Yaffe Kentville 13
days
 		34
days
Rhys Kavanagh Bridgewater 29
days
 		19
days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk Amherst 19
days
 		30
days
Paul M Johnson Halifax 28
days
 		25
days
Todd Stoddart Bridgewater 30
days
 		28
days
Katerina Neumann Halifax 38
days
 		25
days
Farisa Hossain Antigonish 40
days
 		25
days
Richard Spence Halifax 29
days
 		40
days
Chris Kenyon Halifax 22
days
 		49
days
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish 37
days
 		34
days
Ryan Patrick Kelly Kentville 40
days
 		37
days
David MacFarlane Kentville 82
days
 		27
days
Ahmed Jad Truro --- 35
days
Alison Archibald Sydney --- 15
days
Blair MacDonald Yarmouth --- 15
days
Brian Nocon New Glasgow --- 22
days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio Halifax --- ---
Chakshu Sahi New Glasgow --- 11
days
Clay K Butler Sydney --- 26
days
Colin McWilliams Amherst --- ---
Colleen M O'Sullivan New Glasgow --- ---
F Donald Clark Kentville --- 52
days
James C Ellsmere Halifax --- ---
Jenelle King Yarmouth --- ---
John Booth Truro --- ---
Kieron McGibney Truro --- 48
days
Martin Dzierzanowski Truro 36
days
 		---
Oleg Lefel Yarmouth --- 22
days
Warren W Shih Dartmouth --- 35
days
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: October 1 2023 - September 30 2024 Next Update: November 2024

90th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Stephanie Lapierre Sydney 19
days
 		27
days
Benjamin Heisler Kentville 24
days
 		25
days
Alicia Lamey Sydney 22
days
 		35
days
C Marius Hoogerboord Halifax 28
days
 		33
days
Jonathan Boyde Enright Dartmouth 21
days
 		45
days
Nabil Nader Amherst 17
days
 		54
days
Lucy K Helyer Halifax 33
days
 		40
days
Ashley Drohan Halifax 19
days
 		56
days
Heather Poushay Sydney 38
days
 		43
days
Gregory Knapp Halifax 33
days
 		51
days
Paul Yaffe Kentville 44
days
 		40
days
Riley Stewart Dartmouth 54
days
 		37
days
Paul M Johnson Halifax 46
days
 		60
days
Todd Stoddart Bridgewater 58
days
 		57
days
Eileen Roach Sydney 63
days
 		54
days
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth 21
days
 		97
days
Rhys Kavanagh Bridgewater 91
days
 		34
days
Farisa Hossain Antigonish 92
days
 		36
days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk Amherst 43
days
 		89
days
Edward Joy Bridgewater 192
days
 		32
days
Richard Spence Halifax 127
days
 		114
days
Chris Kenyon Halifax 148
days
 		97
days
David MacFarlane Kentville 270
days
 		38
days
Katerina Neumann Halifax 234
days
 		77
days
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish 238
days
 		75
days
Ryan Patrick Kelly Kentville 255
days
 		151
days
Ahmed Jad Truro --- 47
days
Alison Archibald Sydney --- 22
days
Blair MacDonald Yarmouth --- 22
days
Brian Nocon New Glasgow --- 29
days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio Halifax --- ---
Chakshu Sahi New Glasgow --- 50
days
Clay K Butler Sydney --- 91
days
Colin McWilliams Amherst --- ---
Colleen M O'Sullivan New Glasgow --- ---
F Donald Clark Kentville --- 56
days
James C Ellsmere Halifax --- ---
Jenelle King Yarmouth --- ---
John Booth Truro --- ---
Kieron McGibney Truro --- 65
days
Martin Dzierzanowski Truro 88
days
 		---
Oleg Lefel Yarmouth --- 42
days
Warren W Shih Dartmouth --- 41
days
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: October 1 2023 - September 30 2024 Next Update: November 2024

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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