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? 19days

Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 23days

Wait times

50%

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	7 days	16 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	14 days	13 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	12 days	26 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	15 days	28 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	11 days	34 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	23 days	26 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	---	30 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	---	---
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	---	---
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	---	34 days

90%

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	45 days	32 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	26 days	51 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	26 days	97 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	109 days	51 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	37 days	129 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	111 days	102 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	---	36 days
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	---	---
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	---	---
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	---	71 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50%

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Oleg Lefel	Yarmouth	15 days	12 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	11 days	17 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	11 days	17 days
Paul M Johnson	Halifax	10 days	18 days
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	14 days	17 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	18 days	13 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	23 days	11 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	11 days	24 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	11 days	25 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	11 days	27 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Bridgewater	16 days	25 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	8 days	34 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	13 days	29 days
Daniel Kagedan	Sydney	21 days	25 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	19 days	27 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	27 days	20 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	21 days	29 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	34 days	20 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	22 days	36 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	20 days	41 days
Katerina Neumann	Halifax	29 days	33 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	19 days	44 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	30 days	36 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	30 days	38 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	39 days	30 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	65 days	22 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	---
Alison Archibald	Sydney	---	---
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	---	---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	---
Chakshu Sharma	New Glasgow	---	22 days
Chris Kenyon	Halifax	---	34 days
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	---
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	---	---
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	---	33 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	---	18 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	---	---
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	---	---
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	43 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	---	---
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	32 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	---
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir	Truro	---	32 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	---	---
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	---	---
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	---	---
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	---	---

90%

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	15 days	25 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	14 days	27 days
Oleg Lefel	Yarmouth	26 days	34 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	50 days	15 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Bridgewater	34 days	34 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	19 days	54 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	29 days	50 days
Eileen Roach	Sydney	43 days	36 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	43 days	36 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	34 days	46 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	36 days	49 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	44 days	48 days
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	72 days	35 days
Paul M Johnson	Halifax	26 days	83 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	82 days	32 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	55 days	62 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	49 days	76 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	30 days	97 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	34 days	102 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	121 days	37 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	125 days	34 days
Daniel Kagedan	Sydney	132 days	51 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	37 days	170 days
Katerina Neumann	Halifax	147 days	68 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	174 days	45 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	364 days	101 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	---
Alison Archibald	Sydney	---	---
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	---	---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	---
Chakshu Sharma	New Glasgow	---	42 days
Chris Kenyon	Halifax	---	67 days
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	---
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	---	---
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	---	48 days
Heather Poushay	Sydney	---	33 days
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	---	---
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	---	---
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	93 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	---	---
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	---	66 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	---
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir	Truro	---	60 days
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	---	---
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	---	---
Victoria Smith	Bridgewater	---	---
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	---	---

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50%	Consult - 90%	Surgery - 50%	Surgery - 90%
2021 Jul-Sep	19	80	23	61
2021 Oct-Dec	14	63	21	45
2022 Jan-Mar	17	62	20	46
2022 Apr-Jun	15	59	22	48
2022 Jul-Sep	18	75	25	50
2022 Oct-Dec	16	77	26	56
2023 Jan-Mar	24	91	28	60
2023 Apr-Jun	16	97	30	68
2023 Jul-Sep	18	59	24	62

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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Colorectal Cancer Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

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Wait Times Trends

Colorectal Cancer Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

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