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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? 21days
Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 31days

Wait times

50th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 14
days
 		18
days
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital 23
days
 		23
days
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital 15
days
 		36
days
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 26
days
 		28
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 19
days
 		38
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 25
days
 		37
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre --- 24
days
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital --- ---
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital --- 32
days
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre --- ---
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: November 1 - January 31 2025 Next Update: March 2025

90th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 36
days
 		45
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 64
days
 		58
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 69
days
 		53
days
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital 49
days
 		87
days
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital 40
days
 		119
days
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital 176
days
 		38
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre --- 29
days
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital --- ---
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital --- 60
days
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre --- ---
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: November 1 - January 31 2025 Next Update: March 2025

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Nabil Nader Amherst 8
days
 		19
days
Heather Poushay Sydney 15
days
 		13
days
Stephanie Lapierre Sydney 12
days
 		19
days
Eileen Roach Sydney 12
days
 		20
days
Alicia Lamey Sydney 17
days
 		18
days
Benjamin Heisler Kentville 14
days
 		25
days
Farisa Hossain Antigonish 15
days
 		25
days
Jonathan Boyde Enright Dartmouth 11
days
 		29
days
Lucy K Helyer Halifax 16
days
 		25
days
Gregory Knapp Halifax 12
days
 		30
days
C Marius Hoogerboord Halifax 19
days
 		26
days
Edward Joy Bridgewater 26
days
 		19
days
Riley Stewart Dartmouth 13
days
 		32
days
Ashley Drohan Halifax 19
days
 		29
days
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth 21
days
 		28
days
Paul M Johnson Halifax 16
days
 		34
days
Warren W Shih Dartmouth 17
days
 		34
days
Paul Yaffe Kentville 19
days
 		35
days
Todd Stoddart Bridgewater 27
days
 		29
days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk Amherst 29
days
 		32
days
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish 28
days
 		34
days
Chris Kenyon Halifax 19
days
 		49
days
Richard Spence Halifax 27
days
 		41
days
Ryan Patrick Kelly Kentville 29
days
 		39
days
Katerina Neumann Halifax 48
days
 		48
days
Ahmed Jad Truro --- 28
days
Alison Archibald Sydney --- 22
days
Blair MacDonald Yarmouth --- 21
days
Brian Nocon New Glasgow --- 39
days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio Halifax --- 108
days
Chakshu Sahi New Glasgow --- 22
days
Clay K Butler Sydney --- 29
days
Colin McWilliams Amherst --- 20
days
Colleen M O'Sullivan New Glasgow --- ---
David MacFarlane Kentville --- 34
days
F Donald Clark Kentville --- 44
days
James C Ellsmere Halifax --- ---
Jenelle King Yarmouth --- ---
John Booth Truro 43
days
 		---
Kevin Johnson Bridgewater --- ---
Kieron McGibney Truro --- 47
days
Mark J Walsh Halifax --- ---
Martin Dzierzanowski Truro --- ---
Victoria Smith Bridgewater --- ---
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: February 1 2024 - January 31 2025 Next Update: March 2025

90th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Stephanie Lapierre Sydney 20
days
 		31
days
Nabil Nader Amherst 19
days
 		41
days
Jonathan Boyde Enright Dartmouth 27
days
 		38
days
Warren W Shih Dartmouth 30
days
 		36
days
Alicia Lamey Sydney 36
days
 		33
days
C Marius Hoogerboord Halifax 36
days
 		34
days
Gregory Knapp Halifax 28
days
 		44
days
Heather Poushay Sydney 38
days
 		39
days
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth 40
days
 		47
days
Eileen Roach Sydney 21
days
 		66
days
Riley Stewart Dartmouth 54
days
 		50
days
Farisa Hossain Antigonish 74
days
 		34
days
Todd Stoddart Bridgewater 58
days
 		57
days
Paul Yaffe Kentville 78
days
 		49
days
Benjamin Heisler Kentville 91
days
 		39
days
Lucy K Helyer Halifax 113
days
 		40
days
Richard Spence Halifax 48
days
 		114
days
Ashley Drohan Halifax 156
days
 		56
days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk Amherst 126
days
 		89
days
Edward Joy Bridgewater 192
days
 		33
days
Chris Kenyon Halifax 136
days
 		90
days
Ryan Patrick Kelly Kentville 112
days
 		116
days
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish 238
days
 		48
days
Paul M Johnson Halifax 236
days
 		66
days
Katerina Neumann Halifax 265
days
 		77
days
Ahmed Jad Truro --- 37
days
Alison Archibald Sydney --- 35
days
Blair MacDonald Yarmouth --- 51
days
Brian Nocon New Glasgow --- 60
days
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio Halifax --- 232
days
Chakshu Sahi New Glasgow --- 50
days
Clay K Butler Sydney --- 91
days
Colin McWilliams Amherst --- 22
days
Colleen M O'Sullivan New Glasgow --- ---
David MacFarlane Kentville --- 40
days
F Donald Clark Kentville --- 79
days
James C Ellsmere Halifax --- ---
Jenelle King Yarmouth --- ---
John Booth Truro 73
days
 		---
Kevin Johnson Bridgewater --- ---
Kieron McGibney Truro --- 65
days
Mark J Walsh Halifax --- ---
Martin Dzierzanowski Truro --- ---
Victoria Smith Bridgewater --- ---
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: February 1 2024 - January 31 2025 Next Update: March 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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