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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? 25days

Wait times

50th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital 13
days
 		23
days
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital 20
days
 		22
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 18
days
 		36
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 23
days
 		43
days
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre 28
days
 		43
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre --- ---
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital --- ---
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital --- 18
days
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital --- 19
days
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital --- ---
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: April 1 - June 30 2026 Next Update: August 2026

90th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital 49
days
 		28
days
Truro Colchester East Hants Health Centre 46
days
 		54
days
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital 97
days
 		27
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 60
days
 		64
days
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital 80
days
 		62
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre --- ---
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital --- ---
New Glasgow Aberdeen Hospital --- 22
days
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital --- 31
days
Yarmouth Yarmouth Regional Hospital --- ---
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: April 1 - June 30 2026 Next Update: August 2026

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Allison Keeping Sydney 11
days
 		22
days
Heather McFadgen Halifax 14
days
 		21
days
John Booth Truro 8
days
 		28
days
Heather Poushay Sydney 24
days
 		13
days
Riley Stewart Dartmouth 14
days
 		25
days
Jonathan Boyde Enright Dartmouth 18
days
 		23
days
Lucy K Helyer Halifax 13
days
 		28
days
Colleen M O'Sullivan New Glasgow 20
days
 		22
days
Victoria Smith Bridgewater 15
days
 		27
days
Edward Joy Bridgewater 20
days
 		24
days
Gregory Knapp Halifax 21
days
 		23
days
Richard Spence Halifax 33
days
 		16
days
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth 22
days
 		28
days
Rhys Kavanagh Dartmouth 21
days
 		29
days
Benjamin Heisler Kentville 12
days
 		39
days
Katerina Neumann Halifax 23
days
 		30
days
Chris Kenyon Halifax 20
days
 		35
days
Paul M Johnson Halifax 23
days
 		34
days
C Marius Hoogerboord Halifax 41
days
 		20
days
Ryan Patrick Kelly Kentville 36
days
 		32
days
Farisa Hossain Antigonish 50
days
 		26
days
Ahmed Jad Truro 42
days
 		35
days
Paul Yaffe Kentville 31
days
 		52
days
David MacFarlane Kentville 57
days
 		36
days
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish 70
days
 		31
days
Krista de Boer Antigonish 81
days
 		34
days
Ashley Drohan Halifax 97
days
 		64
days
Alex D Mitchell Dartmouth --- ---
Alicia Lamey Sydney --- ---
Alison Archibald Sydney --- ---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk Amherst --- ---
Blair MacDonald Yarmouth --- ---
Casey Armstrong Kentville --- ---
Chakshu Sahi New Glasgow --- 18
days
Colin McWilliams Amherst --- 23
days
Eileen Roach Sydney --- 18
days
Jenelle King Yarmouth --- ---
John L Murdoch Dartmouth --- ---
Kevin Johnson Bridgewater --- 36
days
Kieron McGibney Truro --- 59
days
Lior Flor Sydney --- 17
days
Maria Pilar Iskra Marco Amherst --- ---
Martin Dzierzanowski Truro --- ---
Nabil Nader Amherst --- ---
Peter Sytnik Bridgewater --- 22
days
Stephanie Lapierre Sydney --- 18
days
Todd Stoddart Bridgewater 12
days
 		---
Warren W Shih Dartmouth --- ---
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: July 1 2025 - June 30 2026 Next Update: August 2026

90th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Allison Keeping Sydney 11
days
 		26
days
Heather McFadgen Halifax 21
days
 		37
days
Heather Poushay Sydney 37
days
 		21
days
Victoria Smith Bridgewater 18
days
 		41
days
Lucy K Helyer Halifax 24
days
 		45
days
Colleen M O'Sullivan New Glasgow 43
days
 		28
days
Jonathan Boyde Enright Dartmouth 43
days
 		35
days
Gregory Knapp Halifax 40
days
 		41
days
Riley Stewart Dartmouth 49
days
 		36
days
John Booth Truro 46
days
 		50
days
Benjamin Heisler Kentville 34
days
 		63
days
Rhys Kavanagh Dartmouth 71
days
 		44
days
Chris Kenyon Halifax 50
days
 		70
days
Christopher Murphy Yarmouth 57
days
 		64
days
Farisa Hossain Antigonish 79
days
 		43
days
Paul M Johnson Halifax 77
days
 		49
days
Krista de Boer Antigonish 124
days
 		41
days
Paul Yaffe Kentville 112
days
 		63
days
David MacFarlane Kentville 153
days
 		45
days
Katerina Neumann Halifax 161
days
 		63
days
Edward Joy Bridgewater 197
days
 		40
days
Ashley Drohan Halifax 158
days
 		113
days
Richard Spence Halifax 209
days
 		100
days
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish 270
days
 		41
days
Ahmed Jad Truro 281
days
 		46
days
Ryan Patrick Kelly Kentville 288
days
 		51
days
C Marius Hoogerboord Halifax 629
days
 		51
days
Alex D Mitchell Dartmouth --- ---
Alicia Lamey Sydney --- ---
Alison Archibald Sydney --- ---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk Amherst --- ---
Blair MacDonald Yarmouth --- ---
Casey Armstrong Kentville --- ---
Chakshu Sahi New Glasgow --- 34
days
Colin McWilliams Amherst --- 24
days
Eileen Roach Sydney --- 32
days
Jenelle King Yarmouth --- ---
John L Murdoch Dartmouth --- ---
Kevin Johnson Bridgewater --- 43
days
Kieron McGibney Truro --- 68
days
Lior Flor Sydney --- 19
days
Maria Pilar Iskra Marco Amherst --- ---
Martin Dzierzanowski Truro --- ---
Nabil Nader Amherst --- ---
Peter Sytnik Bridgewater --- 29
days
Stephanie Lapierre Sydney --- 22
days
Todd Stoddart Bridgewater 26
days
 		---
Warren W Shih Dartmouth --- ---
Data Source: Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS) Data Period: July 1 2025 - June 30 2026 Next Update: August 2026

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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