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? 22days

Wait times

50%

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	---	33 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	---	---
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	---	26 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	---	30 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	9 days	29 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	13 days	19 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	14 days	20 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	15 days	27 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	26 days	29 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	28 days	42 days

90%

Community	Facility	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow	Aberdeen Hospital	---	60 days
Amherst	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre	---	---
Antigonish	St. Martha's Regional Hospital	---	30 days
Yarmouth	Yarmouth Regional Hospital	---	62 days
Bridgewater	South Shore Regional Hospital	18 days	37 days
Truro	Colchester East Hants Health Centre	21 days	38 days
Sydney	Cape Breton Regional Hospital	22 days	46 days
Dartmouth	Dartmouth General Hospital	27 days	63 days
Halifax	QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)	117 days	63 days
Kentville	Valley Regional Hospital	153 days	88 days

Wait Times by Surgeon

50%

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	---	---
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	---
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir	Truro	---	---
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	42 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	---	---
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	---	---
Heather Poushay	Sydney	---	17 days
Irma Joan Proctor	Bridgewater	---	---
Chakshu Sharma	New Glasgow	---	29 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	---	26 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	---	22 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	---
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	---	---
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	---	---
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	---	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	---	---
Alison Archibald	Sydney	---	---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	---
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	---	17 days
Rhys Kavanagh	Bridgewater	---	29 days
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	---	33 days
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	---
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	---	26 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	---	27 days
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	23 days
John Booth	Truro	---	---
Nabil Nader	Amherst	8 days	17 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	10 days	30 days
Paul M Johnson	Halifax	11 days	19 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	11 days	20 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	12 days	26 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	15 days	25 days
Chris Kenyon	Halifax	15 days	30 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	16 days	33 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	17 days	16 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	17 days	41 days
Oleg Lefel	Yarmouth	19 days	13 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	22 days	38 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	24 days	30 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	26 days	38 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	27 days	20 days
Daniel Kagedan	Sydney	30 days	21 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	39 days	---
Katerina Neumann	Halifax	41 days	33 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	41 days	42 days
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	42 days	43 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	87 days	32 days

90%

Surgeon	Community	Consult Wait Time	Surgery Wait Time
Warren W Shih	Dartmouth	---	---
Blair MacDonald	Yarmouth	---	---
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir	Truro	---	---
Kieron McGibney	Truro	---	85 days
Colin McWilliams	Amherst	---	---
John L Murdoch	Dartmouth	---	---
Heather Poushay	Sydney	---	33 days
Irma Joan Proctor	Bridgewater	---	---
Chakshu Sharma	New Glasgow	---	42 days
David MacFarlane	Kentville	---	37 days
Todd Stoddart	Bridgewater	---	29 days
Mark J Walsh	Halifax	---	---
Benjamin Heisler	Kentville	---	---
Stephanie Hiebert	Halifax	---	---
Brian Nocon	New Glasgow	---	---
Jenelle King	Yarmouth	---	---
Stephanie Lapierre	Sydney	---	---
Alison Archibald	Sydney	---	---
Andrea Marie Faryniuk	Amherst	---	---
Carman Anthony Giacomantonio	Halifax	---	---
Lucy K Helyer	Halifax	---	24 days
John Booth	Truro	---	---
Rhys Kavanagh	Bridgewater	---	47 days
Kevin Johnson	Bridgewater	---	35 days
Ahmed Jad	Truro	---	---
Farisa Hossain	Antigonish	---	36 days
Clay K Butler	Sydney	---	32 days
Krista de Boer	Antigonish	---	27 days
Nabil Nader	Amherst	13 days	46 days
Paul M Johnson	Halifax	22 days	83 days
Alicia Lamey	Sydney	24 days	106 days
Jonathan Boyde Enright	Dartmouth	26 days	31 days
Oleg Lefel	Yarmouth	26 days	34 days
Gregory Knapp	Halifax	26 days	51 days
Chris Kenyon	Halifax	29 days	67 days
Christopher Murphy	Yarmouth	30 days	44 days
Edward Joy	Bridgewater	39 days	54 days
Riley Stewart	Dartmouth	39 days	56 days
Lukas Wasserman	Antigonish	49 days	53 days
C Marius Hoogerboord	Halifax	62 days	46 days
F Donald Clark	Kentville	83 days	62 days
Richard Spence	Halifax	89 days	43 days
Ryan Patrick Kelly	Kentville	97 days	88 days
Colleen M O'Sullivan	New Glasgow	98 days	58 days
Martin Dzierzanowski	Truro	125 days	---
Paul Yaffe	Kentville	133 days	76 days
Leszek J Wasilewski	Dartmouth	169 days	66 days
Katerina Neumann	Halifax	274 days	53 days
Daniel Kagedan	Sydney	349 days	64 days

Wait Times Trends

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Time Period	Consult - 50%	Consult - 90%	Surgery - 50%	Surgery - 90%
2021 Apr-Jun	19	82	22	53
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	17	80	25	50
2022 Oct-Dec	16	77	26	56
2023 Jan-Mar	22	84	28	60
2023 Apr-Jun	16	97	30	68

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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